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Making of the Declaration of Independence Timelines
A chronological account explains Lee's June 7 1776 resolution for independence, the July 2 vote, Jefferson's draft, and the July 4 adoption. It notes Dunlap and Claypoole printing, Hancock's signatures, and public proclamation in Philadelphia on July 8 with readings, bells, and widespread newspaper coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
George Washington
Richard Henry Lee
Continental Congress
Virginia
Congress
Lee
New York
Conneils
United States
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
State House
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
High Street
Dunlap
Claypoole
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Ticonderoga
Quebec
Jefferson
Adama
Franklin
Journal of Congress
Charles Thompson
Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania
Aetter
Phi
John Marshall
Independence Square
Pennsylvania Evening Post
Dunlap and
Pennsylvania Packet
Coloniai
Councils of Safety
Post
Dunlappnd Claypoole
Massachusetts
Boston
Bodton
Worcester
Isaiah Thomas
MacKellar, Smith and Jordan
Electrotype