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The Declaration of Independence of the American Colonies was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776 at

  1. Washington D.C.

  2. New York

  3. Chicago

  4. Philadelphia
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Explanation

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, at Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall). Philadelphia was the meeting place of the Continental Congress throughout much of the Revolutionary War period. Washington D.C. did not exist as the capital at this time.

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