The Declaration of Independence.

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The Declaration of Independence.
By Jessika,
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• The Declaration of Independence was one of
  Americas Most treasured symbols. It identifies
  the moment at which the nation was born and in
  stirring language, describes the reasons for its
  birth. It announced the separation of the
  thirteen colonies from England and recounted, for
  Americans and the international community the
  grievances that had to the call for independence.

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• On July 4, 1776 had men from every colony signed
  the Declaration of Independence .

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The colonies and the men who singed.

• NEW HAMPSHIRE Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple,
  Matthew Thornton.
• MASSACHUSETTS John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John
  Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry.
• RHODE ISLAND Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
• CONNECTICUT Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington,
  William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
• NEW YORK William Floyd, Philip Livingston,
  Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris
• NEW JERSEY Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon,
  Francis Hopkins, John Hart, Abraham Clark
• PENNSYLVANIA Robert Morris, Benjamin rush,
  Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer,
  James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George
  Ross.

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• DELAWARE Caesar Rodney, George read, Thomas
  McKean.
• MARYLAND Samuel chase, William Paca, Thomas
  Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrolton.
• VIRGINIA George Wyth, Richard Henry lee, Thomas
  Jefferson Benjamin Harrison, Thomas nelson, JR,
  Francis Ligtfoot Lee, Carter Braxton.
• NORTH CAROLINA William Hooper, Joseph Hewes,
  John Penn.
• SOUTH CAROLINA Edward Rutledge, Thomas
  Hayward,Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr. Arthur Middleton
• GEORGIA Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George
  Walton

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Before the Declaration was written.

• Jefferson drafted the statement between June 11
  and 28, submitted drafts to Adams and Franklin
  who made some changes, and then presented the
  draft to the congress following the July 2nd
  adoption of the independence section of the Lee
  Resolution. The congressional revision process
  took all of July 3rd and most of July 4th.
  Finally, in the afternoon of July 4th the
  declaration was adopted.

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• Under the supervision of the Jefferson committee,
  the approved Declaration was printed on July 5th
  and a copy was attached to the rough journal of
  the Continental Congress for July 4th. These
  printed copies bearing only the names of John
  Hancock, President, and Charles Thomas,
  secretary, were distributed to state assembles,
  conventions, committees of safety, and commanding
  officers of the Continental troops.

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• On July19th Congress ordered that the declaration
  be engrossed on parchment with a new title, the
  unanimous declaration of the thirteen united
  states of America and that same when engrossed
  be signed by every member of the congress.
  Engrossing is the the process of copying an
  official document in a large hand. The engrosser
  of the Declaration was probably Timothy Matlock,
  an assistant to Charles Thomson, secretary of the
  Congress.

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• On August 2nd John Hancock, the president of the
  congress, signed the engrossed copy with a bold
  signature. The other delegates, following custom,
  signed beginning at the right with the signatures
  arranged by states from northernmost New
  Hampshire to southernmost Georgia. Although all
  delegates were not present on August 2nd, 56
  delegates eventually signed the document. Late
  signers were Elbridge Gerry, Oliver Wolcott,
  Lewis Morris, Thomas Thornton, who was unable to
  place his signature with the other New Hampshire
  delegates due to lack of space. Some delegates,
  including Robert R. Livingston of New York, a
  member of the drafting committee, never signed
  the declaration.

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Thank You!!

• Www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/declaration.html
• www.historychannel.com