POST #3

"COME. EXPLORE. ENJOY. YOUR NATIONAL ARCHIVES EXPERIENCE — DEMOCRACY STARTS NOW."

Find the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
What do they look like? Where are they housed? Why are they important? How did you find them? Who is in charge of preserving them? What do they represent to our society and our posterity?

Write your blog post showing images of these documents and the answers to the questions above.

The Declaration of Independence and US Constitution look very old and delicate.  The paper is yellow and the font is very small, but neat, in script.  They look like very large and detailed documents that have been around for a very long time.  Both the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are housed in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).  The National Archives and Records Administration is an agency in the US Government that are responsible for housing and preserving these historical documents.  These documents are very important in US history because the US constitution lists rights that the citizens live by and helps maintain peace throughout the nation.  The Declaration of independence was created on July 4th, 1776 to show that the 13th colonies were no longer apart of the British Empire and were their own independent states.  I found these documents by Google searching the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. The NARA is in charged of preserving them, and they represent our rights and freedoms for our society and our posterity.