Written by Thomas Jefferson, the declaration was called the “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms” and drafted this week in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress.

Establishing freedom of religion was a hard-fought success of the American Founding. Today we are still fighting.

Have you ever wondered why we observe America’s birthday on July 4? Sure, the Declaration of Independence was famously ...

When President John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the moment was rife with bizarre coincidences. Not only had the Founding ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a statue of Thomas Jefferson depicting him drafting the Declaration of Independence at a ...

They died on the same day: The Fourth of July, 1826 – 50 years to the day after the Declaration. Historians say that Adams’ final words were: “Thomas Jefferson survives,” as if consoling himself with ...

Thomas Jefferson served as the third President of the United States (1801-1809), the first Secretary of State (1789-1794), and the second Vice President (1797-1801). Jefferson also drafted the ...

Can the fraught relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams help heal our own hyper-polarized politics? Monticello is betting yes.

Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Democratic-Republicans were popular in Vermont, but his Embargo Act of 1807 proved deeply unpopular locally.

The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello have announced the recipients of the 2025 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals, awarded each year to national and ...