The word "unanimous" at the beginning of the Declaration of Independence signifies that all 13 states were in agreement with the declaration. This term emphasizes the collective decision and unity among the states in asserting their independence from British rule. It highlights the importance of a united front in their quest for freedom and self-governance.
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The principal author of the original draft of the declaration independence, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, agreed on the sentiments that based it on the form of the United States Declaration of Independence.
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.
United States Declaration of Independence was created in 1776.
All original colonies and states existing at that time signed the Declaration
The Declaration of Independence stated that United States citizens have the right to independence from Britain.
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Absolutely. It was ratified by the states, exactly as the Constitution was, and is the defining point of beginning for a new nation. A founding document is a statement of intent, for a new nation.
1775 would be MDCCLXXV. MDCCLXXVI, the following year, is on the Great Seal of the United States, not for the beginning of the war but for the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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