Resource from Bill of Rights Institute
View Primary Source (opens Bill of Rights Institute in a new tab)The full text of the Declaration of Independence (1776), in which the Continental Congress explained why the colonies were breaking from Great Britain and declared that all people have unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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- Author: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson
- Date: 1776
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- Created by: Bill of Rights Institute
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