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Definition of: Declaration of Independence
1. The resolution of the Continental Congress, adopted June 7, 1776, declaring that “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.”
2. The manifesto of the Continental Congress adopted July 4, 1776, and entitled “A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America” (popularly known as the Declaration of Independence), giving the reasons why the colonies had declared their independence.
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