Original sentence: " The document was unanimously ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.In it, the United States Congress: declares the minimum rights that an equitable government must recognize, shows multiple instances of how the British Crown has failed to recognize these rights in regard to the Thirteen Colonies, and concludes that the Colonies are therefore "free and independent states.The Declaration of Independence is the document that founded the United States of America
Edited sentence: It was ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so