4 Jul 1776

Second Continental Congress Approves the Declaration of Independence

Topics: American Revolution - Revolutionary War

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.

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Thomas Jefferson

Attribution: Charles Wilson Peale

License: Public Domain

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Independence Hall, Phliadelphia, Pennsylvania

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