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Declaration of Independence
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| Dec·la·ra·tion of In·de·pen·dence |
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document declaring United States free from Britain: a written statement, issued and adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776, proclaiming that the 13 North American colonies henceforward would govern themselves instead of being ruled by Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence was formally endorsed on July 4, 1776.
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