The America at 250 Civic Toolkit and Interactive Declaration of Independence

Posted by National Constitution Center on October 14, 2025

As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, we invite all Americans to explore the principles and ideas that shape our nation through a new America at 250 Civic Toolkit. Resources include:

  • A full text of the Declaration of Independence, annotated by legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar, and an audio version;
  • Digitized images of the original Declaration of Independence;
  • Essays from leading scholars and historians including Robert P. George, Danielle Allen, and Gordon Wood;
  • Classroom and family-friendly resources to explore themes of the 250th;
  • 89 written biographies and professionally produced animated videos, written by historian Carol Berkin, of key members of the founding generation who signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Explore the toolkit.


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