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The United States Declaration of Independence is a government bill drafted on July 4, 1776, that declared the United States' independence from Great Britain.
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- Signed: By 56 delegates of the Continental Congress on August 2, 1776 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat...
- Ratified: July 4, 1776 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat...
- Authors: Primarily Thomas Jefferson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat...
- Slavery: Thomas Jefferson was upset that terms on slavery were edited out http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/04/5-ob...
- Misconception: The United States was actually named in 1781 in the Articles of Confederation http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/04/5-ob...
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