John Dickinson - Signers Of The U.S. Constitution Wood Print

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John Dickinson -- "Penman of the Revolution" -- wrote one historic document after another for more than thirty years during the Revolutionary period of American history. This distinguished lawyer refused to sign the Declaration of Independence, because he believed that the colonists would be granted self-government within the British empire. When Independence had been declared, however, Dickinson devoted all his energies to helping win the war and set up a workable government. His "Declaration of Rights" helped stir patriots' anger over unfair British taxation. In addition to this document and many others, Dickinson drafted the Articles of Confederation, forming the early government of the United States. Because he maintained homes in both Delaware and Pennsylvania, Dickinson had the unusual distinction of serving both these states alternately as a legislator, as a Congressional representative, and as Chief Executive Officer. In 1786, representing Delaware, he attended and chaired the...