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1 Declaration of Independence

2 The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States.

3 The Declaration of Independence told King George that the colonists did not want to be part of England any more.

4 This document represented the official first step toward the separation of the 13 colonies from the control of Great Britain.

5 It also stated that the colonists had the right to 3 things…

6 The document was written by Thomas Jefferson, in seventeen days, during the Second Continental Congress.

7 Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

8 This is why we celebrate July 4th as America’s Independence Day!

9 After the Declaration of Independence was signed....

10 A new nation was BORN..... The United States of America!

11 The End

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