It became effective July 4, 1776.
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The Declaration of Independence, in 1776; then the Constitution, becoming effective in 1789
July 4, 1776 ((novanet))
The Declaration of Independence became part of the American creed as it was the basis of founding the nation. It contains all the relevant principles of the nation.
The citizens of Mecklenburg, North Carolina declared their independence from Britain on May 20, 1775. A copy of the Mecklenburg Declaration was given to Thomas Jefferson and the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. This declaration of Independence for this county became the framework for Jefferson and the Continental Congress when writing the famous declaration of 1776 in Philadelphia, PA
Americans agree to the Declaration of Independence in