(the) Declaration of Independence

(the) Declaration of Independence
the official document written at the beginning of the American War of Independence in which people in North America stated that they did not want to be ruled by Britain http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/declaration-of-independence.htm
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