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Unanimous Declaration Born From Congress Work
The July Fourth session of Continental Congress completes Jefferson's Declaration after two days of compromise and debate. Hancock reads the engrossed text, Dunlap to print copies for the colonies, and the body adjourns as plans to defend Philadelphia form amid looming British moves.
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Mr. Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Hancock
John Hancock
Thomson
Congress
Dunlap
States of America
Jefferson
United States OF America
Guarda
Great Britain
George
Thomas Paine
Adams
Franklin
Harrison
United States of American
John Adams
Continental Army
New York
Robert Morris
Pennsylvania
Joseph Hewes
North Carolina
Walker
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Morris
John Dickinson
Dickinson
Morns
George Washington
Hallifax
Staten Island
Flints
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Washington
Philadelphia Committee of Safety
Brothers Howe
Rhode Island
Henry Wisner
Orange County
Middle Department
Indian Affairs
Jasper Yeates
John Montgomery
James Wilson
Trenton
John Garrison
Continental Congress
Josiah Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett
Kingston
New Hampshire
Bartlett
Ben Franklin
John Adame
Philip Livingsten
Sherman
Ental Congress