Question

At what meeting did delegates adopt the final draft of the Declaration of Independence?

a) The Constitutional Convention
b) The Treaty of Paris negotiations
c) The First Continental Congress
d) The Second Continental Congress

Answer 1

The final draft of the Declaration of Independence was adopted at the Second Continental Congress in 1776.

Step-by-step explanation:

The final draft of the Declaration of Independence was adopted at the Second Continental Congress. The delegates gathered in Philadelphia in May 1775 to consider the response of George III to the petition drafted by the First Continental Congress. Slowly, Congress came to the conclusion that independence was the only option for the American colonies, and a committee was created to draft a statement for independence. The committee released the Declaration of Independence to Congress on July 4, 1776, and it was soon released to the new states.