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When was the declaration of independence signed?

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Wilfrid Gleason



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Francesca

The Declaration of Independence was signed on the 2nd of August 1776

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Caitlin

The Declaration of Independence was signed on 2nd of August 1776

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Doreen Fleisch

It was signed on August 2, 1776.

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Ines Jaafari

the Declaration of Independence was signed of the 4th of july 1776.

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Zahra

The United States Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

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Natasha Jefferson

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philidelphia in 1776 (August I believe).

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Bernice De Freitas

The declaration of independence was signed on the 2nd August 1776

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Hello Wilfred! Great question. The Declaration of Independence is generally considered to have been signed on the 4th of July, 1776. But there's actually a bit of historical debate on this topic, because some of the people credited with signing the original Declaration weren't elected to Congress until after that time. Allegedly, only about 34 delegates actually signed on the original date of July 4th, with the others adding their signatures after the 2nd of August. So, to put it briefly, the most accurate answer would be somewhere between 4th July and 2nd August, but most historians would be happy to accept July 4th 1776 as an answer to this question. Hope this helps!

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Sasha Gordon

The United States Declaration of Independence was signed on 4 July 1776

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Guruviknesh Sathyanarayanan

The declaration of Independence was signed on 2nd of August 1776.

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Zhane Connolly

The Declaration of Independence was signed on the 2nd august 1776

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Jonathan Meeson

It was signed on the 4th July 1776.

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Aidan Griffin Whitehead

Independence day is seen as the 4th of July 1776 but the declaration wasn't signed until the 2nd August 1776

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Isabel Kardos-Stowe

The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence was on the 2nd of August in 1776.

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Amber-Leigh Dunn

The declaration of independence was singed on the 2nd August 1776

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