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Correct answers (choose one): • announced our independence from Great Britain • declared our independence from Great Britain • said that the U.S. is free from Great Britain Explanation: Adopted on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence announced the separation of the United States from Great Britain.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, which was the formal statement declaring the U.S. its own country independent from Britain.
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Correct answers (choose two): • life • liberty • pursuit of happiness The Declaration of Independence proclaims that all people are created equal and that everyone has three fundamental rights, namely to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Correct answers (choose one): • because of high taxes (taxation without representation) • because the British army stayed in their houses • because they didn’t have self-government The American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 to 1783, which led to the United States’ independence from Britain.
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George Washington was president of the United States from 1789-1797.
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On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The U.S. now celebrates Independence Day every July 4th.
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On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring the United States as a separate country to Britain. The U.S. now celebrates Independence Day every July 4th.
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