Declaration Of Independence Us
Instead the thirteen british colonies came together to become a union of new free and independent states.
Declaration of independence us. In congress july 4 1776. It was ratified on july 4 1776. The united states declaration of independence formally the unanimous declaration of the thirteen united states of america is the pronouncement adopted by the second continental congress meeting in philadelphia pennsylvania on july 4 1776 the declaration explained why the thirteen colonies at war with the kingdom of great britain regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states.
It explained why the congress on july 2 unanimously by the votes of 12 colonies with new york abstaining had resolved that these united colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent states. When armed conflict between bands of american colonists and. The declaration of independence the founding document of the united states was approved by the continental congress on july 4 1776 and announced the separation of 13 north american british colonies from great britain.
The unanimous declaration of the thirteen united states of america when in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of. United states declaration of independence is an important document in the history of the united states of america. That they are absolved from all allegiance to the british crown and that all political connection between them and the state of.