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The clause about slavery was removed from the declaration of independence because the writers wanted all the southern states to support it, along with the northern states. If we included that section, America might not even be a country right now, because only the north would have agreed to sign.

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because they didn't like pancakes!

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When did the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence take place?

The signing of the Declaration of Independence took place on July 4th,1776.


Where did the war take place after the Declaration of Independence?

The colonists proclaimed the Declaration of Independence. After that the war took place in the colonies with the British sending ships of soldiers.


How long did it take Thomas Jefferson to make the Declaration of Independence?

When members of the Congress asked Thomas Jefferson to draft the DEclaration of Independence he did so. It only took 3 weeks for him to write it. Years later Thomas decided to make his words into reality in Virginia. :]


What took place between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?

The Revolutionary War, signing of the Peace Treaty in France in 1783, and the appointment of America's first President took place, or were in the works between the writing of the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution.


Did the declaration of independence talk about slavery?

Declaration and SlaveryIn his original draft of the Declaration, Jefferson has listed the last grievance against the King of Great Britain as allowing slavery and the slave trade to continue and condemned the King for offering freedom to slaves who would fight on the side of Great Britain. The section dealing with slavery was removed because of the objections of the delegates from the southern states who attended the Congress. It was believed that it was better to remove the section dealing with slavery and gain the support for independence from the southern states, than risk a long debate over the issue of slavery even before independence had been won from England.

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What took place between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?

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