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  2. Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives

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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 bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and ...

  3. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in both the engrossed version and the original printing, is the founding document of the United States. On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress, who convened at ...

  4. Declaration of Independence | Summary, Definition, Date, & Text...

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    Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.

  5. Declaration of Independence ‑ Signed, Writer, Date - HISTORY

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    The U.S. Declaration of Independence, adopted July 4, 1776, was the first formal statement by a nation's people asserting the right to choose their government.

  6. Text of the Declaration of Independence

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    Text of the Declaration of Independence. Note: The source for this transcription is the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, the broadside produced by John Dunlap on the night of July 4, 1776. Nearly every printed or manuscript edition of the Declaration of Independence has slight differences in punctuation, capitalization, and ...

  7. Declaration of Independence (1776) | National Archives

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    The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it.

  8. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE—1776 1 - House

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    On the 1st of July, a resolution of the conven-tion of Maryland, passed the 28th of June, authorizing the depu-ties of that colony to concur in declaring the United Colonies free and independent States, was laid before Congress and read.

  9. The Declaration of Independence: What Does it Say?

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    The Declaration of Independence was designed for multiple audiences: the King, the colonists, and the world. It was also designed to multitask. Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country.

  10. The Declaration of Independence | Constitution Center

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    On July 4, 1776, the United States officially declared its independence from the British Empire when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

  11. Why Was the Declaration of Independence Written? - HISTORY

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    After two days of editing and debate, the Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, even as a large British fleet and more than 34,000 troops prepared to invade New...