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Why Is The Declaration Of Independence Written

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There is many different reasons on why The Declaration of Independence was written. The Declaration of Independence was chose to be written by the Congress, and they chose to create it because the colonist didn't like what the British were doing. The colonist also wanted independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence was written and signed on August 2, 1772. It was written because of the American Revolution, 442 days after the first shot, during the revolution at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Also, the Americans did not like the British creating the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, the Townshend Act, and many more. The Declaration of Independence was written by John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut,
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