Jefferson Writes Declaration: The United States Proclaims Independence
The Continental Congress ratified a draft Thomas Jefferson composed to formally announce that thirteen colonies had severed ties with Great Britain and formed the United States of America. This vote transformed the ongoing Radical War into a fight for sovereign nationhood, establishing July 4 as the date Americans celebrate their national birthday rather than the actual independence vote on July 2.
July 2, 1776
250 years ago
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