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Early Patriots and the Making of the Declaration
A historical narrative traces the Road to Independence from 1764 through the drafting of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It highlights Patrick Henry and Christopher Gadsden, Jefferson's drafting role, Adams Franklin disputes, Mecklenburg’s 1775 declaration, and the public reading of the text. The piece notes the signing process, the Philadelphia setting, and the fate of the Liberty Bell as symbols of liberty.
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Ofj Absolivite
England
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Adams
Philadelphia
Jefferson
Tatrick Henry
Lberty
Henry
Great Britain
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
Lexington
George
Continental Congress
Independence Wall
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
John Adacis
Massachusetts
Smilot
Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Jeffersonta Journal
Seventh Streets
Philadelphi
Oad Graaf
Go Tutcet
Washington Jefferson
Iit
Franki
Yoko
Eldritke Gerry
Sory Proall
Matthew Thornton
Omar Rodugy
Thoma McKenn
iMekiein
John Mancoank
Charles Thompson
Independence Square
David Ruttenhouse
Aclea
Justa
Venus
Jonn Nixon
Camel of Safety of
Pennsylvania
Duncan
State House
New York City
Erage
Hhede Tstead
Ipxel
Edward Rutledge
South Carolina
Charles Carroll
Maryland
John Trumbull
Capitol
Washington
John Hanesch
Ichfergen
Faris
France
Youn Hancock
Independence Hall
Robert Charles
America
Province of Pennssylvania
Parladelphia
Iberiy
Muttoon
Isaac Norris
John Marshall
Hells
Jmen