Which 1776 document’s adoption is commemorated by America250?

America250 commemorates the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.

The Second Continental Congress approved the document on July 4, 1776. It announced that the Thirteen Colonies regarded themselves as free and independent states rather than colonies subject to the British Crown.

Thomas Jefferson drafted the original text, while Congress debated, edited, and approved the final wording. The Declaration listed grievances against King George III and presented a political justification for separation from Great Britain.

The anniversary is specifically connected to the Declaration’s adoption. The Constitution was written in 1787 and took effect in 1789, while the Treaty of Paris formally ended the Revolutionary War in 1783. These are important milestones, but neither is the event America250 directly marks.