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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fourth of July
Fourth of July US national holiday. It celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, and has been a national holiday since then.... Read more |
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Liberty Bell
Liberty Bell historic relic in Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia. First hung in Independence Hall in 1753, it bore the inscription, "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof" (Lev. 25.10); thus it was fitting that the bell was rung in July,... Read more |
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Equal protection
EQUAL PROTECTION The constitutional guarantee that no person or class of persons shall be denied the same protection of the laws that is enjoyed by other persons or other classes in like circumstances in their lives, liberty, property, and pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence... Read more |
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Declaration of Rights
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. The Declaration of Rights on 14 October 1774, promulgated by the First Continental Congress, was an obvious precursor of the Declaration of Independence of 4 July 1776 in both language and content. It should be noted that fifteen years later, its very... Read more |
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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 |
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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 |
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Egypt
...February 1922 by a declaration of independence under which the country...government. This rendered independence almost meaningless...and Egypt did not declare war on Germany. Diplomatic...Ali Mahir refused to declare war. He acted... |
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Republic of Ireland
...define the state, although the Declaration of Independence and the democratic programme both...1932 de Valera was pressed to declare a republic by critics...there was increasing pressure to declare a republic and thus resolve... |
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Higher Law
...tradition, or “natural.” The Declaration of Independence as well as many of the early state declarations of rights continued this practice of asserting the existence...Iredell rejected the power of courts to declare a statute void merely because it ... |
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Chase, Samuel
...great chief justice himself. Chase signed the Declaration of Independence, served in the Revolutionary War Congress, and was...his opinions the principle of judicial review to declare unconstitutional acts of Congress void, the principle... |
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Militarism and Antimilitarism
...informal militia to a standing army. Thus, the Declaration of Independence asserted that George III “has kept among us...between Congress, which had the sole power to declare war, and the civilian president as commander in... |
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Jefferson, Thomas
...philosopher, author of the Declaration of Independence, and 3rd president of the...the movement for American independence, Jefferson believed that...the document that would declare America's independence from Britain. Although... |
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Adams, John
...1801). He built up the navy, but his refusal to declare war on France and his signing of the Alien and Sedition...July 4, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence that Adams recommended and Jefferson wrote. |
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Cricket and Declare Yourself Bring Declaration of Independence to the People.
...Cricket Wireless Declaration Road Trip 2008...Declaration of Independence to Cricket markets...sponsorship of Declare Yourself, a...relevance of the Declaration, and a 14...director of Declare Yourself. "The ... |
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Cricket and Declare Yourself Present the Declaration of Independence Aboard...
...copy of the Declaration of Independence this Fourth...Declaration of Independence created on...Cricket and Declare Yourself...copy of our Declaration of Independence...Informative Declare ... |
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Unprecedented National Young Voter Empowerment Campaign, 'Declare Yourself,'...
...copy of the Declaration of Independence, gathered...initiative called Declare Yourself...founders of the Declaration, but we...mission of Declare Yourself...embodied in the Declaration of Independence in ... |
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Declare Yourself Named 'Hot Movement' in Politics on 'Rolling Stone'...
...PRNewswire/ -- Declare Yourself, the national...original copy of the Declaration of Independence, which serves as...Lear, founder of Declare Yourself. "The most...the Declaration of Independence. Additionally, in... |
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The American Declaration of Independence of 4 July 1776.
...remember of the American Declaration of Independence, but the text as...American Declaration of Independence does three main things...the Declaration of Independence. Perhaps the most...as the why. Why ... |
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Serbian PM Kostunica urges Kosovo Serbs to stay put after independence...
...ethnic Albanians declare independence, pledging that...expected to proclaim independence from Serbia in the...Russia oppose any declaration. Serbia's Prime...government will declare the independence ... |
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Pearson Foundation Underwrites National Tour of Rare Copy of Declaration of...
...organization Declare Yourself honored...copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed July...draft of the Declaration of Independence...to officially declare America as independent...Declaration of ... |
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Pearson Brings Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence to Las Vegas for...
...public viewing of the Declaration for the community on...County teacher. The Declaration of Independence brought...final draft of the Declaration of Independence and...Declaration of Independence. ... |
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Rare Original Declaration of Independence Copy to Tour Princess Alaska Ships...
...traveling copy of the Declaration of Independence - just as the country celebrates Independence Day. The historic...in partnership with Declare Yourself, a non...country celebrates its independence," said Jan Swartz... |
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Princess Brings Rare Original Copy of the Declaration of Independence to...
...traveling copy of the Declaration of Independence. This rare document...visiting Juneau during Independence week, July 1-8...partnership with Declare Yourself, a non...the Declaration of Independence, ... |
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