Unitit States Declaration O Unthirldom
The Declaration o Unthirldom (Inglis: Declaration of Independence) is the statement adoptit bi the Seicont Continental Congress meetin at the Pennsylvanie State Hoose (Unthirldom Haw) in Philadelphia on Julie 4, 1776, which annoonced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war wi the Kinrick o Great Breetain, regairdit themsels as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, an na langer unner Breetish rule.
Instead thay formed a new naition—the Unitit States o Americae. John Adams wis a leader in pushin for unthirldom, which wis passed on Julie 2 wi na opposin vote cast.
| Unitit States Declaration o Unthirldom | |
|---|---|
 1823 facsimile o the engrossed copy | |
| Creatit | Juin–Julie 1776 |
| Ratified | Julie 4, 1776 |
| Location | Engrossed copy: National Archives Rough draft: Librar o Congress |
| Author(s) | Thomas Jefferson et al. (Engrosser: Probably Timothy Matlack) |
| Signatories | 56 delegates tae the Continental Congress |
| Purpose | Tae announce an explain separation frae Great Breetain |
References
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Fremmit airtins
- Ulster-Scots and the Declaration of Independence (PDF; in Inglis) frae the Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch
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