The Declaration of Independence is an important document written in 1776. It said that the United States of America was a free and independent country. It also told us about the rights of every U.S. citizen. In 1776, many colonists were unhappy with British rule and they wanted to form their own country. The Declaration of Independence told the world that it was its own nation.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence over the summer of 1776. Thomas Jefferson was part of a committee of five men. Thy were Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert Livingston.
The signing of the Declaration of Independence occurred primarily on August 2, 1776.