On This Day In 1776, The Vote Was Done But The Declaration Was Not

On This Day In 1776, The Vote Was Done But The Declaration Was Not

It was Wednesday, July 3, 1776. Congress had voted for independence the day before. But Congress still had not finished the Declaration. Delegates spent the day working through Thomas Jefferson’s draft, editing the language that would explain the break with Britain to the world. Congress would not approve the final text until July 4. Adams, 40, left one of the clearest reactions to the vote. Writing to Abigail Adams, 31, the next day, he predict…