Declaration of Independence

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

the Declaˌration of Indeˈpendence 7 [Declaration of Independence] BrE NAmE noun singular
the document which stated that the thirteen British colonies in America were independent of Britain. It was adopted on July 4, 1776.

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The Declaration of Independence stated the principles of the new government in America. One of its most famous sentences is this: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ The document was mostly written by Thomas Jefferson and received the approval of the ↑Continental Congress on 4 July 1776. Those signing it included Benjamin Franklin, John ↑Adams and John Hancock.
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