4 jun 1776 año - Declaration of Independence

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The main purpose of America’s Declaration of Independence was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain. The American colonies had already cut most major ties to England, and had established their own congress, currency, army, and post office. On June 7, 1776, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Richard Henry Lee voiced a resolution that the United States ought to be completely free of England’s influence, and that all political ties between the two countries should be dissolved. Congress agreed and began plans to publish a formal Declaration of Independence and appointed a committee of five members to draft the declaration. Thomas Jefferson was chosen to draft the letter, and four other members (Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams) were part of the committee to help Jefferson. In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson explained that a body of people have a right to change governments if that government becomes oppressive, and he also explained that governments fail when they no longer have the consent of the governed. It was presented to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it was approved with a few minor changes.

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