| The Declaration of Independence is the document in which American colonists proclaimed their freedom from British rule. The Second Continental Congress, with representatives of the 13 British colonies in America, adopted the declaration on July 4, 1776. The document included an expression of the colonists’ grievances and their reasons for declaring freedom from Britain. The Declaration of Independence’s eloquent rhetoric and political significance rank it as one of the great historical documents. Congress’s presiding officer, John Hancock, was the first to sign the document, with a bold signature large enough, it is said, so that Britain’s King George III could read it without his spectacles. |
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