Declaration of Independence

Declaration of independence — Unilateral declaration of independence redirects here. For the specific Rhodesian document, see Unilateral Declaration of Independence. This article is about the type of document. For the first document to be generally called such, see United… …   Wikipedia

Declaration of Independence — Declaration of Independence, n. (Amer. Hist.) The document promugated, July 4, 1776, by the leaders of the thirteen British Colonies in America that they have formed an independent country. See note below. [PJC] Note: The Declaration of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Declaration of Independence — Declaration Dec la*ra tion, n. [F. d[ e]claration, fr. L. declaratio, fr. declarare. See {Declare}.] 1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Declaration of Independence — Independence In de*pend ence, n. [Cf. F. ind[ e]pendance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self subsistence or maintenance; direction of one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Texas Declaration of Independence — The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington on the Brazos on March 2, 1836, and formally… …   Wikipedia

Venezuelan Declaration of Independence — By means of the signing of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence on July 5, 1811, Venezuelans of the time took the decision, supported by several politicians, of breaking away from the Spanish Crown and to build a new nation to split the… …   Wikipedia

Chronology of the Irish War of Independence — This is a chronology of Irish War of Independence (or the Anglo Irish War [The war is often referred to as the Irish War of Independence in Ireland and as the Anglo Irish War in Britain, the Tan War by anti Treaty republicans and was known… …   Wikipedia

United States Declaration of Independence — Declaration of Independence redirects here. For the type of document generally, see Declaration of independence. For the painting, see Trumbull s Declaration of Independence. United States Declaration of Independence …   Wikipedia

Argentine Declaration of Independence — Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America, in Spanish and Quechua History of …   Wikipedia

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence — The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is allegedly the first declaration of independence made in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. It was supposedly signed on May 20, 1775, at Charlotte, North Carolina, by a committee of …   Wikipedia