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Independence - Wikipedia Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory The opposite of independence is the status of a dependent territory or colony
Independence Day (4th of July) | History, Meaning, Date . . . Independence Day, in the United States, the annual celebration of nationhood held on July 4 It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 This document announced the separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence | Congress. gov | Library of . . . Prepared by a Committee of Five—composed of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson (the primary drafter), Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman—appointed by the Second Continental Congress The Declaration set forth the common principles uniting the 13 former colonies in armed revolt against King George Ill Jefferson's initial draft underwent several revisions, including removal
America250 - National Archives America250 Celebrating 250 Years of American Independence As America approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the National Archives is planning special events and has already launched an ongoing exhibition series, Opening the Vault, to share some of the most historically valuable and iconic artifacts in American history