America as a political entity dates to July 2, 1776, not July 4. It began with a resolution that took the center ground politically: It called for both the independence that radicals wanted and ...

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Great Britain. Approximately 20 percent of the members of Congress were opposed to separation ...

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.

1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. It was on July 2, 1776 when the American colonies legally declared their separation from Great Britain. On that day, the Second ...