ENGLISH

Declaration of Independence

By Thomas Jefferson

Book information

Publisher
feedbooks
Year
1776
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
417 kB (426731 bytes)
Pages
28\28
Time added
2014-06-29 19:00:00

Description

The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The birthday of the United States of America—Independence Day—is celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress. [C:\Users\Microsoft\Documents\Calibre Library]

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