Read America's founding documents.
The National Archives provides full text versions of America's Founding Documents, including:
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Constitution of the United States
- The Bill of Rights
Read the documents, view images of the originals, read detailed accounts about how each document was drafted.
These three documents are known collectively as the Charters of Freedom. They have secured the rights of the American people for more than two hundred years and are fundamental to the founding and philosophy of the United States.