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Actual independence was declared by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. On that date, a resolution to declare independence from Great Britain was passed by a voice vote. The journals of the Second Continental Congress record this vote. The written Declaration was then authorized in order to make it known to the world that the colonies had declared their independence and give the reasons for doing so. John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail that July 2 will be forever remembered as the day of independence and celebrated with parties and fireworks. He was off by two days even though he was actually correct.

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== == Not all of the delegates to the Second Continental Congress signed it on August 2, 1776. Congress had fixed that date as the date for everyone to meet to sign it but there were several delegates who could not be there on that date and they signed it on different days after August 2, 1776

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July 4, 1776

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march 1776

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