Declaˌration of Indeˈpendence, the BrE AmE ( also the American Declaration of Independence especially British English )
the document written in 1776, in which the thirteen British colonies (↑ colony ) in America officially stated that they were an independent nation and would no longer agree to be ruled by Britain. The most famous part of it is: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.