This Day in History: American Colonies Declare Independence (Sunday, July 4th)
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This Day in History: , American Colonies Declare Independence.
July 4, 1776.
The Declaration of Independence
was adopted in Philadelphia
during the first Continental Congress.
12 colonies would ratify
the Declaration on this day.
New York would ratify on the twelfth.
Written by Thomas Jefferson,
the Declaration was essentially
a list of colonist grievances
with the British.
Jefferson's ideas about equality were
borrowed largely from European
philosophers, including John Locke.
The famous words,
"We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal ..." would alter the course of human history.
The United States would become
an independent nation with the
defeat of the British and signing
of the Treaty of Paris in 1783
July 4, 1776.
The Declaration of Independence
was adopted in Philadelphia
during the first Continental Congress.
12 colonies would ratify
the Declaration on this day.
New York would ratify on the twelfth.
Written by Thomas Jefferson,
the Declaration was essentially
a list of colonist grievances
with the British.
Jefferson's ideas about equality were
borrowed largely from European
philosophers, including John Locke.
The famous words,
"We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal ..." would alter the course of human history.
The United States would become
an independent nation with the
defeat of the British and signing
of the Treaty of Paris in 1783