Declaration Of Independence Research Paper

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The Declaration of Independence On the day of July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies would finally have their freedom from Great Britain, and they would start a whole new country (“American Revolution”). The Declaration of Independence was an important document in American History. This document declared independence from Great Britain. The colonists wanted to their freedom from Britain because Parliament refused to give the colonists representatives in the government(History.com Staff). On June 17,1776 Congress appointed five leaders to write a document to explain why they wanted their freedom. The “Committee of Five” is the name given to these people. The names of these people are Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin