the continental congress signed the declaration of independence on july 4.
the continental congress signed the declaration of independence on july 4.
when did the continental congress sign the declaration of independence?
july 4
the signing of the united states declaration of independence occurred primarily on august 2, 1776 at the pennsylvania state house, independence hall in philadelphia, pennsylvania. the 56 delegates to the second continental congress represented the 13 former colonies which had declared themselves the "united states of america," and they endorsed the declaration of independence which the congress had approved on july 4, 1776. the declaration proclaimed that the former thirteen colonies then at war with great britain were now a sovereign, independent nation and thus no longer a part of the british empire. the signers’ names are grouped by state, with the exception of president of the continental congress john hancock; the states are arranged geographically from south to north, with button gwinnett from georgia first, and matthew thornton from new hampshire last.
signing of the united states declaration of independence
bullet::::- william grayson: virginia delegate to the continental congress, 1785–87









































bullet::::- whitmell hill: north carolina delegate to the continental congress, 1778–80









































bullet::::- william hindman: maryland delegate to the continental congress, 1785–86









































bullet::::- francis hopkinson: new jersey delegate to the continental congress, 1776









































bullet::::- david jackson: pennsylvania delegate to the continental congress, 1785









































bullet::::- henry latimer: delaware delegate to the continental congress, 1784









































bullet::::- thomas mifflin: pennsylvania delegate to the continental congress, 1774–75 and 1782–84, and president of the continental congress, 1783–84









































bullet::::- cadwalader morris: pennsylvania delegate to the continental congress, 1783–84
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