The document provides information about key people and events related to the American Declaration of Independence, including: - Thomas Jefferson was the main writer and was 33 years old at the time. - Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Edward Rutledge, and John Dickinson were the 5 members of the committee formed to write the Declaration. - On July 2nd 1776 the Declaration of Independence was approved by the colonies, except for 4 that did not vote for independence. - The Declaration explains the causes for separating from England and establishing the United States as free and independent states.