What is the Declaration of Independence and why was it written? For whom?

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Humberto Osborn

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17 October, 00:27

What is the Declaration of Independence and why was it written? For whom?

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Aryan Patel · Answer 1

The Declaration of Independence is the first formal statement by a nations people asserting their right to choose their own rights. It was written in order to clarify and justify the actions of The Second Continental Congress. Congress did form a committee to draft a declaration of independence and assigned this duty to Thomas Jefferson.