EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Day we stopped fighting in the American Revolutionary War.
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Day we voted and accepted the declaration of independence.
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Day the declaration of independence was written.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -On July 4th, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which had been written largely by Jefferson. Though the vote for actual independence took place on July 2nd, from then on the 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fourth of July celebrates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Declaration announced the political separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-4: -The written Declaration of Independence was dated July 4 but wasn’t actually signed until August 2. Fifty-six delegates eventually signed the document, although all were not present on that day in August.
Detailed explanation-5: -4 July 1776 – Representatives of 13 states of America signed the Declaration of Independence of this country in the city of Philadelphia on this day. That is why this day is known as America’s Independence.