American Declaration of Independence

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The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding document
historical document
legal act
political document
approvingBody Second Continental Congress
author Thomas Jefferson
commemorationDate Fourth of July
Independence Day
committeeMember Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Robert R. Livingston
Roger Sherman
containsConcept consent of the governed
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
right of the people to alter or abolish government
unalienable rights
country United States of America
culturalRole expression of democratic ideals
symbol of American identity
dateAdopted 1776-07-04
declaredIndependenceFrom Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
hasLegalEffectToday limited
influenced French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Latin American independence movements
influencedBy Enlightenment philosophy
John Locke
natural rights theory
language English
legalStatus symbolic foundation of United States law and political philosophy
locationOfOriginal National Archives Building
Washington, D.C.
mainSigner John Hancock
numberOfColonies 13
originalTitle The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
placeAdopted Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Second Continental Congress
relatedDocument Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
United States Constitution
relatedEvent American Revolutionary War
Lee Resolution
shortName American Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
signer Benjamin Franklin
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
John Adams
John Hancock
John Witherspoon
Richard Henry Lee
Robert R. Livingston
Roger Sherman
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
significance articulated principles of individual rights
articulated principles of popular sovereignty
articulated principles of self-government
asserted separation of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
structure formal declaration of independence
list of grievances
preamble

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Thirteen Colonies significantEvent American Declaration of Independence
United States government foundationDocument Declaration of Independence
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Independence Day relatedDocument United States Declaration of Independence
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Statue of Liberty tabletRepresents United States Declaration of Independence
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John Hancock signatoryTo United States Declaration of Independence
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Independence, Missouri namedAfter United States Declaration of Independence
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American Revolutionary War significantEvent Declaration of Independence
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United States Declaration of Independence originalTitle The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
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United States Declaration of Independence shortName American Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence shortName Declaration of Independence
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National Archives and Records Administration holds Declaration of Independence
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"I Have a Dream" speech referencesDocument United States Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson notableWork United States Declaration of Independence
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Second Continental Congress dateOfAdoption Declaration of Independence, 1776-07-04
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Gettysburg Address mentions the Declaration of Independence
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520 Chestnut Street associatedWithDocument Declaration of Independence
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Declaration and Resolves precedes Declaration of Independence
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Hancock notableForAssociationWith United States Declaration of Independence
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John Hancock signatoryOf United States Declaration of Independence
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American civil religion centralSymbol Declaration of Independence
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Committee of Five hasPart draft Declaration of Independence
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Committee of Five notableWork Declaration of Independence draft
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Connecticut Colony dissolutionEvent Declaration of Independence of the United States
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Lee Resolution influenced Declaration of Independence
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Lee Resolution pavedWayFor Declaration of Independence
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Lee Resolution preceded Declaration of Independence
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American Dream influencedBy Declaration of Independence
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John Locke influenced United States Declaration of Independence
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress influenced Declaration of Independence
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National Archives Building houses Charters of Freedom
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National Archives Building houses Declaration of Independence
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American Enlightenment influenced Declaration of Independence
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French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen influencedBy American Declaration of Independence
Samuel Huntington significantEvent Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms relatedDocument Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms followedBy United States Declaration of Independence
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Edward Rutledge signatoryTo United States Declaration of Independence
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Edward Rutledge notableWork Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
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Province of Delaware event Declaration of Independence
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Declaration House namedAfter United States Declaration of Independence
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Declaration House significantEvent Drafting of the United States Declaration of Independence
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Declaration House associatedWith United States Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774) influenced Declaration of Independence
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton signatoryOf United States Declaration of Independence
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Richard Henry Lee signed United States Declaration of Independence
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Act of Abjuration comparedTo United States Declaration of Independence
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Patriots significantEvent Declaration of Independence
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Patriots supportedDocument United States Declaration of Independence
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Thomas McKean signatoryTo United States Declaration of Independence
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United Colonies reasonForChange Declaration of Independence and assertion of statehood
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