jul 4, 1776 - Declaration of Independence was signed * The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House * All men have equal rights and the God-given rights is to be safeguarded that is, the rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Is one of the major points of the document * Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the document
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* The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House* All men have equal rights and the God-given rights is to be safeguarded that is, the rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Is one of the major points of the document
* Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the document
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jul 4, 1776
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~ 250 years ago