Declaration+of+Independence

//Declaration of Independence///Thomas Jefferson- a document written by Thomas Jefferson severing all ties between America and Brittan. It was signed by the 2nd continental congress on July 4th 1776. The declaration focuses on various points. One of which is the unalienable rights (rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness (property)). Although Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration he was greatly influenced by John Locke. The document is one of the main symbols of the United States of America and played a key role in the American Revolution.

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