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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE—1776. IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.
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 ...
PRIMARY SOURCE COLLECTION. National Archives. On July 2, 1776, after months of deliberation and while directing battle in the colonies and Canada, the Second Continental Congress voted to declare the “united States of America” separate and independent from Britain. On July 4, the Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful. Abraham Lincoln called it “a rebuke and a stumbling-block to tyranny and oppression.”. It continues to inspire people around the world to fight for freedom and equality. Enlarge PDF Link Download Link.
Sep 20, 2022 · Declaration of Independence, printed by John Dunlap, July 4, 1776, Records of the Continental and Confederation, Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives. The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
The Declaration of Independence (abridged form) When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds 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 of nature's God entitle them, a decent
The Declaration of Independence 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
