Supreme Court Summaries

The Declaration of Independence

  • Last updated on April 16, 2021

The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston, and was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. In July 1776 North America’s British colonies sought independence, and the Declaration of Independence outlines the reasons why – they wanted to become their own separate nation free from […]

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