Keywords: USA declaration independence.jpg Assessments 1 The Declaration of Independence LargeImage United States Declaration of Independence http //www archives gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters_downloads html archives gov I originally downloaded this file a few years ago At that time a very high resolution image was made available to the public The currently available version at at archives gov is a much smaller resolution file than this one NOTE This is a VERY LARGE file 14 862KB and will take extra time to download Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28 1776 as authorized by the Continental Congress July 2 1776 with minor revisions and released publicly on July 4 1776 Public Domain PD-old United States Declaration of Independence 1776 texts |