13h 9min, jul 4, 1776 y - Declaration of
Independence
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13 united Colonies declare Independence from England. The majority of the document is a list of things the King and Parliament have done to violate the rights of colonists
"...The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world..."
Many of the facts submitted are linked to specific Rights of Englishmen found in the Magna Carta andEnglish Bill of Rights that were promised to the Colonies.
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