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When in the Course of Human Events: Creating the Declaration of Independence
Season 5
Episode 50
Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
Summer, 1776: the war for independence is over a year old and the leaders of the 13 colonies have finally decided that independence is their goal. How shall they explain America’s aims and reasons to her own people and to the world?
A committee of five was selected to draft the document; the Second Continental Congress debated, revised, and voted on the document; and the world was never the same again.
Read the document: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/declaration-of-independence/
Read the original draft: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/draft-of-the-declaration-of-independence/
Host: Jeff Sikkenga
Executive Producer: Jeremy Gypton
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