That document would become known as the Declaration of Independence. I consented; I drew it; but before I reported it to the committee I communicated it separately to Dr. Franklin and Mr. Adams requesting their corrections…. I then wrote a fair copy, reported it to the committee, and from them, unaltered to the Congress. As Jefferson drafted it, the Declaration of Independence was divided into five sections, including an introduction, a preamble, a body divided into two sections and a conclusion.
Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence later on the Fourth of July though most historians now accept that the document was not signed until August 2. The Declaration of Independence became a significant landmark in the history of democracy. In addition to its importance in the fate of the fledgling American nation, it also exerted a tremendous influence outside the United States, most memorably in France during the French Revolution.
Together with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights , the Declaration of Independence can be counted as one of the three essential founding documents of the United States government. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. A member of a committee of five that also included John Adams of The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since , but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution.
On July 2nd, , the Continental Congress When fighting broke out between American colonists and British forces in Massachusetts, the Continental Congress worked with local groups, originally intended to enforce the boycott, to coordinate resistance against the British. British officials throughout the colonies increasingly found their authority challenged by informal local governments, although loyalist sentiment remained strong in some areas. Despite these changes, colonial leaders hoped to reconcile with the British Government, and all but the most radical members of Congress were unwilling to declare independence.
However, in late , Benjamin Franklin, then a member of the Secret Committee of Correspondence, hinted to French agents and other European sympathizers that the colonies were increasingly leaning towards seeking independence. While perhaps true, Franklin also hoped to convince the French to supply the colonists with aid. Independence would be necessary, however, before French officials would consider the possibility of an alliance.
Throughout the winter of —, the members of the Continental Congress came to view reconciliation with Britain as unlikely, and independence the only course of action available to them. When on December 22, , the British Parliament prohibited trade with the colonies, Congress responded in April of by opening colonial ports—this was a major step towards severing ties with Britain. By February of , colonial leaders were discussing the possibility of forming foreign alliances and began to draft the Model Treaty that would serve as a basis for the alliance with France.
Leaders for the cause of independence wanted to make certain that they had sufficient congressional support before they would bring the issue to the vote. Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty. Independence means freedom: freedom from control or influence of another or others.
Freedom is the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints. I think Freedom, Independence and being Patriotic goes with elections because voting gives citizens a way to express their opinion and exercise their right to participate and to help elect fellow citizens to work on their behalf to uphold our freedoms.
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