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The 'adoption,' or acceptance, of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

The adoption of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

CREDIT: Trumbul, J. l., painter; Ormsby, W.L., and Lilly, Waterman, engraver. "Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776." 1876. By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present, Library of Congress.



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