Charters of Freedom Patches

• National Archives Store Exclusive
• 3 inches diameter
• Iron on
  

• "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness", "We the People of the United States... form a more perfect Union", and "...extending the ground of public confidence in the Government" are phrases that should sound familiar to all Americans. In our series of patches of the founding documents of the United States of America, they are captured to remind us of the privileges we enjoy in our democracy.

  They will look great on canvas backpacks and will also make a great gift for boy or girl scouts.

Known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights are instrumental to the founding of the United States and its enduring identity and philosophy. These three documents declared the colonies’ freedom and independence, established the federal government, and enshrined the rights of the American people forever.

On December 13, 1952, the Charters of Freedom were permanently relocated from the Library of Congress to the National Archives in a procession of tanks in an armored personnel carrier. Upon arrival, the documents were placed in a custom-built, 50-ton, steel and concrete, bomb- and fire-proof safe.

The Charters of Freedom are on permanent display in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building.