Secondary sources can provide background information to help you understand primary sources. In this task, you'll study a secondary source and summarize it to gain insight into one of our founding document,
Read this secondary source le about the history of the Declaration of Independence. As you read, be sure
to look up any words you don't know in the dictionary. You may stop reading at the heading "The
Engrossed Declaration."
Now write one paragraph (100-150 words) that summarizes the information you just read about the
Declaration of Independence.