Declaration of Independence

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1. (Historical Terms) the proclamation made by the second American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain

2. (Historical Terms) the document formally recording this proclamation

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Declaration of Independence - the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain

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That committee reported on the twelfth of July, eight days after the Declaration of Independence had been issued, a draft of articles of confederation between the colonies.

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They say the fathers, in 1776, signed the Declaration of Independence with the halter about their necks.

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Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, served his apprenticeship with a merchant.

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