Declaration of Independence
- a document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown, signed on 4 July 1776 by the Congressional representatives of thirteen states, including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams《独立宣言》(1776年7月4日由包括托马斯·杰弗逊、本杰明·富兰克林和约翰·亚当斯在内的13个州的代表大会代表签署的宣布美国独立于英皇统治的文件)。