3 things you may not know about the Declaration of Independence #shorts

in July 1776 Congress voted to adopt the

Declaration of Independence nearly two

and a half centuries later that day is

celebrated as the birthday of the United

States

but there are some pieces of the story

you may not know

first while Thomas Jefferson gets credit

for writing the Declaration he was

actually one of five contributors

second some of Jefferson's most

memorable words and phrases were

borrowed and tweaked from other writers

lastly Jefferson had originally included

a passage on the evils of slavery but it

was cut from the final draft in part

because Congress wanted no mention of

slavery in the nation's founding

document this remains an important

reminder that the revolution did not

guarantee Liberty Inequality For All