In the summer of 1776, the Second Continental Congress agreed to draft a document that would announce the separation of the Colonies from Great Britain. After some discussion, the Committee of Five ...
Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the faith and politics that went into writing the Declaration of ...
The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain. The ...