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3 de jul. de 2024 · Declaration of Independence: A Transcription. Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum .) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.
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2 de jul. de 2024 · Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738-1789) Nelson was born in Yorktown, Virginia, but attended school in England, a common practice for families that could afford it. He returned to America in 1760 after stops at Newscome’s School, Eton, and Cambridge.
3 de jul. de 2024 · El 11 de junio, el Congreso Continental nombró un comité de cinco personas para redactar una declaración de independencia para las 13 colonias: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,...
Hace 1 día · Anticipating the arrangement of the British Commonwealth, by 1774 American writers such as Samuel Adams, James Wilson, and Thomas Jefferson argued that Parliament was the legislature of Great Britain only, and that the colonies, which had their own legislatures, were connected to the rest of the empire only through their allegiance to the Crown.
8 de jul. de 2024 · Drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson, it announced the independence of the 13 Original Colonies from British rule. The document laid out the principles of individual rights and self-government, arguing that all people are entitled to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
5 de jul. de 2024 · Thomas Nelson Jr. (Virginia) — Nelson was the governor of Virginia in addition to being the general of the Virginia Militia at Yorktown. Cool fact: He ordered troops to fire on Cornwallis, who...
5 de jul. de 2024 · Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.