American Declaration of Independence

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Declaration_of_Independence

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:adoptedBy	gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress 1776-07-04
gptkbp:author	gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin gptkb:John_Adams gptkb:Roger_Sherman gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Robert_R._Livingston
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Founding_Documents_of_the_United_States gptkb:Documents_of_the_American_Revolution 18th-century documents
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Independence_Day_(July_4th)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:displayedAt	gptkb:National_Archives_Rotunda
gptkbp:draftedBy	gptkb:Committee_of_Five
gptkbp:firstSigner	gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkbp:hasSection	gptkb:Resolution_of_Independence Preamble Signatures List of Grievances
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	American Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:French_Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen Latin American independence movements
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:John_Locke Enlightenment philosophy
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:locationSigned	gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:mainLine	assertion of natural rights formal declaration of independence list of grievances against King George III
gptkbp:mediaType	parchment
gptkbp:notableQuote	Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
gptkbp:numberOfSigners	56
gptkbp:originalTitle	gptkb:The_unanimous_Declaration_of_the_thirteen_United_States_of_America
gptkbp:preservedIn	gptkb:National_Archives,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:purpose	declare independence from Great Britain
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation gptkb:Independence_Hall gptkb:King_George_III gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkbp:subjectOf	films numerous books and articles paintings public readings
gptkbp:translatedInto	multiple languages
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Declaration_of_Philippine_Independence_(1898)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5