DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE The Beginning of a New Nation.
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
The Beginning of a New Nation
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How did we get here?
Who were the colonists? How many colonies were there in the
early days of the now United States? Why did the colonists want to break
away from the King of England? What was happening to the colonists
that increased the colonists need to become more unified against the king?
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How did the D.O.I. come about?
June 1776 speeches were made to Congress that the colonists needed to be free
Many statesmen realized that the British were not going to change their colonial control
A committee was formed to write a formal letter to the King to announce their decision
Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the document
It was submitted in late June 1776 and a final copy was approved.
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July 4, 1776 the colonists declared themselves to be free states
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence