Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress at July 4, 1776
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July 4, 1776. The date that Congress approved of and adopted the written Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Many believe that it should be July 2, 1776, because that's when the Declaration of Independence was adopted by a voice vote.
In 1776, between June 11 (when the Declaration committee was appointed) and July 4 (when changes were done and the Declaration was approved).Actually it was July 4th, that's why we have Independence day on that day because the Declaration of Independence was written.
On June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress assigned the task of drafting a Declaration Of Independence to a committee that was comprised of several notable founding fathers, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. Jefferson composed the initial draft, which was then revised numerous times by the committee and the Congress itself. After dozens of revisions and additions, the final declaration was presented and adopted by the Congressional Congress on July 4, 1776. The first printed copies of the document were produced later that day.
The Declaration of Independence was issued the day after the RevolutionaryWar began. A+
They adopted, or accepted the declaration on July 4, 1776. On July 8, a crowd surrounded outside of Pennsylvania State House, today calledIndependence Day.