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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We did it because we were tired of being taxed without representation.
We did it because we were tired of being taxed without representation.
No, we were a bunch of people who were tired of being taxed without representation.
| Signer | Colony/State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| John Hancock | Massachusetts | Merchant |
| Benjamin Franklin | Pennsylvania | Scientist/Publisher |
| John Adams | Massachusetts | Lawyer |
| Thomas Jefferson | Virginia | Lawyer/Planter |
| Samuel Adams | Massachusetts | Political Leader |
| Robert Morris | Pennsylvania | Merchant |
| Roger Sherman | Connecticut | Lawyer/Merchant |
| Richard Henry Lee | Virginia | Planter |
| Francis Lewis | New York | Merchant |
| Button Gwinnett | Georgia | Merchant |