http://www.USA.govThe most popular and topical questions and answers related to the U.S. government from the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov.en-usWed, 25 Jan 2006 18:05:05 GMTTue, 01 Jul 2008 23:20:52 GMThttp://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6990Thomas Jefferson took 17 days to write the Declaration of Independence, and the Second Continental Congress spent two days making some changes to the document. On July 4th, 1776, the Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence, which is why the United States celebrates that date each year as its Independence Day from Great Britain. To learn more, and for links to Fourth of July fun, visit USA.gov.{5cbfe23-8255-b379-939e-2bd39757d82d}Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:20:52 GMT