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Question 79 of 128 · American History · Colonial Period and Independence

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Accepted answer

  • July 4, 1776

Why this is the answer

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress. That is the date the United States counts as its birthday, and the reason Independence Day is the Fourth of July. The other date people confuse it with is 1787, the year the Constitution was written, eleven years later. Memory hook: 1776 is the Declaration, 1787 is the Constitution.