Declaˌration of Indeˈpendence, the (also the American Declaration of Independence especially British English)
the document written in 1776, in which the thirteen British colonies (colony) in America officially stated that they were an independent nation and would no longer agree to be ruled by Britain. The most famous part of it is: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

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