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!
Comments
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.
Dirk, That is what he said. Read it again. You said the exact same thing.
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!
Dirk needs a little lesson in reading comprehension, I’d say!