aug 2, 1776 - Signing of the Declaration of Independance

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56 members of the Second Continental Congress started signing the Declaration of Independence

Draft a document explaining the move to the public. It had been proposed in draft form by the Committee of Five

It contains the ideals or goals of our nation
contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king

Arguments the colonists used to explain why they wanted to be free of British rule

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