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Learn how the Declaration of Independence was drafted, reviewed by the Continental Congress, and adopted

Learn how the Declaration of Independence was drafted, reviewed by the Continental Congress, and adopted

This video dramatizes the events surrounding the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
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    Dramatization of events surrounding the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which was written by Thomas Jefferson and approved by the Continental Congress and signed on July 4, 1776.
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