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Declaration of Independence

(1776) document declaring the independence of the North American colonies. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 186]
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Declaration of Independence

by delegates of the American Thirteen Colonies announcing U.S. independence from Great Britain (1776). [Am. Hist.: NCE, 733]
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