Declaration of Independence

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How it Affected the World

How it Affected the United States

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Declaration of Independence is a statement drafted by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin in 1776. Congress adopted this document and announced that the thirteen American Colonies would become its own individual state. They would have different perspectives such as laws, government and etc. Since each state has its own laws, society, freedom, etc, it has and made a big part in the US foreign policy.