In 1776, assembled in Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, which was largely written by Thomas Jefferson. American independence was subsequently achieved by the victory of the Continental Army, led by George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War and codified in the Treaty of Paris in 1784.
In 1776 assembled in Philadelphia the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence which was largely written by Thomas Jefferson American independence was subsequently achieved by the victory of the Continental Army led by George Washington in the American Revolutionary War and codified in the Treaty of Paris in 1784