jul 6, 1775 - Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms

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The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms is a Resolution adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775, which explains why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms in what had become the American Revolutionary War. The final draft of the Declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson and revised by John Dickinson.

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