WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Declaration of Independence is made up of five distinct parts: the introduction; the preamble; the body, which can be divided into two sections; and a conclusion. The introduction states that this document will “declare” the “causes” that have made it necessary for the American colonies to leave the British Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Declaration of Independence, printed by John Dunlap, July 4, 1776, Records of the Continental and Confederation, Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives. The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Declaration of Independence, formally adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announced the United States’ independence from Britain and enumerated to “a candid World” the reasons necessitating this separation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The most well-known printed version of the United States’ Declaration of Independence is emblazoned with the words “In Congress, July 4, 1776” at the top, and displays the signatures of John Hancock and other founding fathers at the bottom.