So a number of localities and colonies produced their own statements about independence. In early 1776, there seemed to be no end to the war and little hope for reconciliation with England. There were other declarations of independence.And 26-year-old Thomas Lynch Jr., who was one of the two youngest to sign, drowned in a storm on his way to France. Button Gwinnett of Georgia, died in a duel over conduct in a battle. Nine of the signers died before independence was officially wonīetween 17, when the states achieved independence, nine of the signers died - some in bizarre circumstances.Two signers were inventors of similarly named musical instruments that never caught on (Francis Hopkinson with the Bellarmonic, and Benjamin Franklin with the glass armonica). They were lawyers, of course, but also businessmen, farmers, teachers, and a minister (John Witherspoon of New Jersey). Eight of the men were born in the British Isles. Two 26-year-olds from South Carolina were the youngest to sign the Declaration of Independence (Thomas Lynch Jr., and Edward Rutledge). Thomas McKean of Delaware was the last person to sign, possibly as late as 1777 (the actual date is disputed), though some copies of the declaration do not have McKean’s name on them. It would take six months for all the signatures to be compiled. With no FedEx available, the document stayed in Philadelphia until each of the 56 delegates could eventually travel there by horse. Attendance for the signing wasn’t so great.John Trumbull’s famous painting of Jefferson, John Hancock, John Adams, Ben Franklin, and Roger Sherman does not depict the signing - it is them presenting the draft on June 28, 1776. But the formal copy of the Declaration of Independence wasn’t officially finalized until two weeks later and it wasn’t signed until August 2.
ORIGINAL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FULL
The full Congress debated, revised and edited the document on July 2 and July 3. Thomas Jefferson presented a draft of what would become the Declaration of Independence in the days before July 4, 1776. The Declaration of Independence was not signed on July 4.Here are some facts he’s shared about our nation’s founding “She wrote down everything that happened to my five siblings and me, and turned it into a daily calendar so we’d never forget the facts.” His inspiration for keeping history alive? He wrote a book on early America, edited the 300,000-word Encyclopedia of the Atlantic World, 1400– 1900, and is currently in the middle of another three-year book project focused on George Washington.ĭid you know? It took six months for all the signatures to be compiled for the Declaration of Independence. UCF lecturer David Head barely needs notes to teach the course U.S.
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