The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ...

The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, ...

The 13 British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

On July 4th, 1776, delegates from thirteen of Britain's North American colonies adopted a resolution "that these United ...