Definitions for "Declaration of Independence"
The document promugated, July 4, 1776, by the leaders of the thirteen British Colonies in America that they have formed an independent country. See note below.
Document adopted on July 4, 1776, that made the official break with Britain; drafted by a committee of the Second Continental Congress including principal writer Thomas Jefferson.
Declared American sovereignty and independence from all other nations of the earth. Established right of the American People to alter or abolish their government.