Drafting of the United States Declaration of Independence
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The Drafting of the United States Declaration of Independence was the 1776 process in which Thomas Jefferson and other members of the Continental Congress composed the foundational document formally asserting the American colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drafting of the United States Declaration of Independence canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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legislative drafting process ⓘ political process ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Thirteen American colonies
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| chronologyWithin | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776
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signing of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| follows | appointment of the Committee of Five ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoAuthor |
Benjamin Franklin
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John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert R. Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1776-07-04 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Thomas Jefferson’s initial draft
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appointment of the Committee of Five ⓘ approval of the final text ⓘ debate and editing by the Continental Congress ⓘ revisions by the Committee of Five ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Benjamin Franklin
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John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert R. Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to announce independence to the world
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to assert natural rights and popular sovereignty ⓘ to justify separation from Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1776-06-11 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment political philosophy
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John Locke’s theories of natural rights ⓘ colonial grievances against British rule ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Pennsylvania State House
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Philadelphia ⓘ Second Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Second Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lee Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | final text of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| significance |
formal articulation of American independence
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foundation of American political identity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
adoption of the Declaration of Independence
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congressional editing of the draft ⓘ presentation of draft to Congress ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| year | 1776 ⓘ |
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