Home›Sources›Declaration of Independence, 1776 (National Archives)SourcesDeclaration of Independence, 1776 (National Archives)National ArchivesCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextPolitical Atlas. "Declaration of Independence, 1776 (National Archives)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-archives-declaration-independence.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextPolitical Atlas. (n.d.). Declaration of Independence, 1776 (National Archives). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-archives-declaration-independenceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{politicalatlas-declaration-of-independence-1776-nationa, author = {Political Atlas}, title = {Declaration of Independence, 1776 (National Archives)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-archives-declaration-independence}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe U.S. National Archives' own official page on the 1776 Declaration of Independence.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (16 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedU.S. National ArchivesURLWell-attestedhttps://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/declaration-of-independenceSource TypeWell-attestedgovernmentReliability TierWell-attested1Official publication of the U.S. National Archives, the federal body that holds and publishes the founding document itself.SourcesDeclaration of Independence, 1776 (National Archives)tier 1U.S. National ArchivesView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (16 claims)This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDocuments, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 general references.Events, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Movements, 1 claims: 1 connected.Political Concepts, 1 claims: 1 connected.Well-attested10DocumentsDeclaration of IndependenceEventsAdoption of the Declaration of IndependenceSourcesDeclaration of Independence, 1776 (National Archives)Connected4DocumentsDeclaration of IndependenceMovementsAmerican RevolutionPolitical ConceptsConsent of the GovernedGeneral References2DocumentsDeclaration of IndependenceEventsAdoption of the Declaration of IndependenceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year