1770s
Centuries
:
17th century
-
18th century
-
19th century
Decades
:
1740s
1750s
1760s
-
1770s
-
1780s
1790s
1800s
Years:
1770
1771
1772
1773
1774
1775
1776
1777
1778
1779
Events and Trends
United States Declaration of Independence
ratified by the
Continental Congress
(
July 3
,
1776
). The document was drafted by a committee consisting of representatives
John Adams
of
Massachusetts
,
Benjamin Franklin
of
Pennsylvania
,
Thomas Jefferson
of
Virginia
,
Robert R. Livingston
of
New York
and
Roger Sherman
of
Connecticut
.
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