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Perhaps surprisingly, George Washington was not one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. He wasn't able to be present during the signing because of official duties in the Colonial Army.

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What are two important documents written in philadelphia?

Declaration of Independence First Continental Congress Declaration of Independence and Constituion of the us


Where the Declaration was written?

Pennsylvania. Thomas Jefferson, the author, was a member of the Continental Congress which was meeting in Philadelphia at the time.


When did the approval of the declaration of independence take place?

July 4, 1776 -------Accutally whoever answerd this the Declaration of Independence was passed by the 2nd continental congress on July 2,1776----Your welcome


Which two documents were written and adopted by the second continental congresss?

The two key documents written and adopted by the Second Continental Congress were the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, proclaimed the thirteen colonies' separation from British rule. The Articles of Confederation, ratified in 1781, established the first governing framework for the United States, outlining the powers of the national government and its relationship with the states.


What was the declaration of rights and grievances?

The original Declaration of Rights and Grievances was written by the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. It raised fourteen objections to British policies and called upon King George and Parliament to address the complaints of the colonists.Another document called the "Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress" was written by the First Continental Congress 9 years later in 1774, and is also referred to as the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. This document was written in response to the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) and more closely resembled the grievances of the Declaration of Independence (1776).

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Which congress ordered that a declaration of independence be written?

2nd continental congress


Who was President of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was written?

John Hancock


What are two important documents written in philadelphia?

Declaration of Independence First Continental Congress Declaration of Independence and Constituion of the us


Which was an achivement of the second continental congress?

The Declaration of Independence was written and signed. (1776)


Which Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence?

It was written primarily by Thomas Jefferson. It was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.


What year was the Declaration of Independence wrote?

The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, and it was debated and approved by the Second Continental Congress in 1776.


What famous document was written by the first continental congress in reaction to the intoloriable acts?

The Declaration of Independence


Which two documents were written and or adopted by Second Continental Congress?

The Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.


What two documents were written and-or adopted by the second continental congress?

Declaration of Independence and the articles of confederation


Was part of the declaration of independence written in Milton Ma?

The document was written by Thomas Jefferson, and edited by the Continental congress


The Declaration of Independence was written in order to gain the support of two crucial groups What were they?

the stamp act congress and the first continental congress


What were the two crucial groups that the declaration of independence was written in order to gain the support of?

the stamp act congress and the first continental congress