The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress. However, the key vote to declare independence from Great Britain actually occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Continental Congress approved the Lee Resolution. This resolution, proposed by Richard Henry Lee, declared the thirteen American colonies to be free and independent states. The Declaration of Independence, drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson, served as the formal explanation and justification for this declaration.
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