He attended a meeting of Bolshevik leaders in Petrograd.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. The document declared independence for the American colonies from England, their former tyrannical ruler- and now Independence Day is national holiday celebrated every July 4th.
The Second Continental Congress decided to choose Thomas Jefferson of Virginia,Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, John Adams of Massachusetts , Roger Sherman of Connecticut, and Robert R. Livingston of New York to sign the statement
