Question

What happened on July 4th? *

1. Congress declared war on Great Britain
2. Congress published the Declaration of Independence
3. Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

On July 4th, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which had been written largely by Jefferson. Though the vote for actual independence took place on July 2nd, from then on the 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence