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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  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. Matthew Thornton - Wikipedia

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    Thornton was born in Ireland in 1714 to James and Elizabeth (née Jenkins) Thornton, James Thornton lived on a farm within a mile of Derry, and this is where Matthew was probably born, [2] although Lisburn [1] and Limerick [3] have also been suggested as birthplaces.

  9. Halifax Resolves - Wikipedia

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    The adoption of the resolution was the first official action in the American Colonies calling for independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution. The Halifax Resolves helped pave the way for the presentation to Congress of the United States Declaration of Independence less than three months later.