1 Once in this rhythm, the device will shock the heart back to normal rhythm. 2  The doctor will make final adjustments to the defibrillator settings, and the surgical pocket will be closed with absorbable sutures.
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonistsâ motivations for seeking independence.
Because it was on July 2, 1776, that the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia voted to approve a resolution for independence from Britain. On that same day, the Pennsylvania Evening Post published this: âThis day the Continental Congress declared the United Colonies Free and Independent States.â.