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By Martin Kelly, About.com Guide to American History since 2001

Declaration of Independence is Accepted

Saturday July 4, 2009
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress accepted the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. The declaration was a result of the War of Independence which had started over a year before it was written. Later, the document was sent to King George III to show the formal severing of colonial links with Britain. Happy Independence Day!

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July 10, 2008 at 5:59 pm
(1) Dirk says:

Chronologically, the war came first, not the Declaration. Therefore, the Declaration was indeed a result of the war – and not the other way around. The war really started over a year before the Declaration was ever written.

July 4, 2009 at 10:00 am
(2) Susan says:

Dirk, That is what he said. Read it again. You said the exact same thing.

July 4, 2009 at 4:47 pm
(3) Sandi says:

Good summary. A lot of people get it wrong and say things like it was signed on the 4th. It took months to collect all those signatures!

July 5, 2009 at 12:15 am
(4) Rob says:

Dirk needs a little lesson in reading comprehension, I’d say!

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