The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America is a document drafted by the Second Continental Congress - in the Pennsylvania State House (now Hall of Independence) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 - which proclaimed that the Thirteen American Colonies - then at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain-they had defined themselves as thirteen new sovereign and independent States and no longer recognized British rule; instead, they formed a new nation: the United States. John Adams was one of the politicians who undertook the independence process, approved on July 2 by the full Congress without opposition. A committee was responsible for drafting the formal statement, which was presented when Congress voted on it two days later.
Pharaohs held the most power in Egypt. They were gods chosen to lead the people and maintain order, and provided a link between the people and their gods
