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What was the Declaration of Independence and why was it written?

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pav-90 [236]4 years ago

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The Committee of Five had drafted the Declaration to be ready when Congress voted on independence. ... The Declaration was a formal explanation of why Congress had voted to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.

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Dimas [21]4 years ago

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<h2>The Committee of Five had drafted the Declaration to be ready when Congress voted on independence. ... The Declaration was a formal explanation of why Congress had voted to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.</h2><h2>Author: Thomas Jefferson, Congress</h2><h2>Date of first publication: July 4, 1776</h2><h2 />

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