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  2. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    John Trumbull's painting Declaration of Independence has played a significant role in popular conceptions of the Declaration of Independence. The painting is 12-by-18-foot (3.7 by 5.5 m) in size and was commissioned by the United States Congress in 1817; it has hung in the United States Capitol Rotunda since 1826.

  3. Grievances of the United States Declaration of Independence

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    United States Declaration of Independence (1776) The 27 grievances is a section from the United States Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress's Committee of Five drafted the document listing their grievances with the actions and decisions of King George III with regard to the colonies in North America. The Second ...

  4. Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms

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    The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms was a Resolution adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775. Written by Thomas Jefferson and revised by John Dickinson , [ 1 ] the Declaration explains why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms in what had become the American Revolutionary War .

  5. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.' The Declaration of ...

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    In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political ...

  6. Spirit of '76 (sentiment) - Wikipedia

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    The Spirit of '76 is a sentiment explored by Thomas Jefferson.According to the text published at Monticello, "The principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence promised to lead America—and other nations on the globe—into a new era of freedom.

  7. Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence

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    The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House Cabinet Room since the late 1980s. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, with 12 of the 13 colonies voting in favor and New York abstaining.

  8. Give me liberty or give me death! - Wikipedia

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    It is commonly cited as an inspiration for the Declaration of Independence by many, including Trent Lott in a speech before the United States Senate. [24] The 1713 play, Cato, a Tragedy, was popular in the American Colonies and well known by the Founding Fathers who frequently quoted from the play.

  9. File:Ho Chi Minh Declaration of Independence 1945 Sep 2.pdf

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    English: Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independence at Ba Dinh square on 1945 Sep 2. See the analysis of the Vietnam Declaration of Independence in Vu Quoc Loc (2023a) Notes on Vietnam History, Internet Archive, CC BY-SA 4.0.