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Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence full and formal declaration adopted July 4, 1776, by representatives of the Thirteen Colonies in North America announcing the separation of those colonies from Great Britain and making them into the United States. The Road to Its Adoption Official acts that colonists... Read more
Independence Hall Independence Hall
Independence Hall INDEPENDENCE HALL, a red-brick structure, near the center of Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution were signed. Built between 1732 and 1757 for speaker Andrew Hamilton to serve as provincial Pennsylvania's state... Read more
War of Independence War of Independence
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American Independent Party American Independent Party
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William Hooper William Hooper
William Hooper 1742-90, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Boston. He became a lawyer and moved (1764) to Wilmington, N.C. Hooper served on the local committee of correspondence and was a North Carolina delegate (1774-77) to the Continental... Read more
William Williams William Williams
William Williams 1731-1811, political leader in the American Revolution , signer of the Declaration of Independence , b. Lebanon, Conn. He served in the French and Indian War and held many public offices before becoming a Connecticut delegate (1776-78, 1783-84) to the Continental Congress.... Read more
Relations with Spain Relations with Spain
SPAIN, RELATIONS WITH SPAIN, RELATIONS WITH. Due to the imperial rivalry between Great Britain and Spain in the New World, American relations with Spain date back to before the Revolution. Upon gaining its independence, the new nation inherited an antagonistic relationship with Spain that... Read more
Independence Day Independence Day
Independence Day 1. also called Fourth of July a U.S. holiday observed every July 4 to commemorate the adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Although observance of the holiday began in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776, the day was not made a legal... Read more
declaration of Arbroath declaration of Arbroath
Arbroath, declaration of. The name usually given to the letter of the Scottish barons to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath on 6 April 1320, which proclaimed the ancient independence of Scotland and denounced English efforts at conquest. It was part of Robert I of Scotland's response to his... Read more
Civil Liberties Civil Liberties
Civil Liberties and War. From the outset of the new American government under the Articles of Confederation, the need for striking a delicate balance between authority and liberty was essential. Fear of powerful central control was stated clearly regarding the English king in the U.S. Declaration of... Read more

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