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The '''Declaration of Independence''' is document signed by members of the second continental congress in 1776 who were meeting in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. This document formally "dissolved the connection" <ref name= | The '''Declaration of Independence''' is document signed by members of the second continental congress in 1776 who were meeting in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. This document formally "dissolved the connection" <ref name="Washington Response">{{cite web | ||
|title=Washington Response | url=http://memory.loc.gov/mss/mgw/mgw3g/001/309.jpg | accessdate=2007-08-04 }}</ref> between the [[Thirteen Colonies]] and Great Britain. | |||
The "Declaration Committee," which included [[Thomas Jefferson]] of [[Virginia]], [[Roger Sherman]] of [[Connecticut]], [[Benjamin Franklin]] of [[Pennsylvania]], [[Robert R. Livingston]] of [[New York]], and [[John Adams]] of [[Massachusetts]], was appointed by Congress on June 11, 1776, to draft a declaration in anticipation of an expected vote in favor of American independence, which occurred on July 2.<ref name= | The "Declaration Committee," which included [[Thomas Jefferson]] of [[Virginia]], [[Roger Sherman]] of [[Connecticut]], [[Benjamin Franklin]] of [[Pennsylvania]], [[Robert R. Livingston]] of [[New York]], and [[John Adams]] of [[Massachusetts]], was appointed by Congress on June 11, 1776, to draft a declaration in anticipation of an expected vote in favor of American independence, which occurred on July 2. <ref name="committee members">{{cite web | ||
| url=http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara4.html | title=Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents | accessdate=2007-08-04 }}</ref> | |||
Its primary authorship is credited to [[Thomas Jefferson]], and early versions of the manuscript exist dating to June 1776.<ref name= | Its primary authorship is credited to [[Thomas Jefferson]], and early versions of the manuscript exist dating to June 1776.<ref name="Jefferson Early Draft">{{cite web | ||
| url=http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/frag.html | |||
| title=Transcription of the Fragment of the Composition Draft of the Declaration of Independence | accessdate=2007-08-04 }}</ref> | |||
[[Image:Declaration_of_independence_print02.jpg|thumb|400px]] | [[Image:Declaration_of_independence_print02.jpg|thumb|400px]] | ||
==Signers== | ==Signers== | ||
There are 56 signatures on the declaration of independence<ref name= | There are 56 signatures on the declaration of independence <ref name="Signatures">{{cite web | ||
|url=http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/declaration_transcript.html | |||
| title=Signers of the Declaration | accessdate=2007-08-04 }}</ref> | |||
:[[Georgia]] | :[[Georgia]] | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 3 August 2007
The Declaration of Independence is document signed by members of the second continental congress in 1776 who were meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This document formally "dissolved the connection" [1] between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain.
The "Declaration Committee," which included Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and John Adams of Massachusetts, was appointed by Congress on June 11, 1776, to draft a declaration in anticipation of an expected vote in favor of American independence, which occurred on July 2. [2]
Its primary authorship is credited to Thomas Jefferson, and early versions of the manuscript exist dating to June 1776.[3]
Signers
There are 56 signatures on the declaration of independence [4]
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- New York
- New Jersey
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
References
- ↑ Washington Response. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
- ↑ Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
- ↑ Transcription of the Fragment of the Composition Draft of the Declaration of Independence. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
- ↑ Signers of the Declaration. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
