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The influence that many of the Welsh immigrants had on the emergence of modern America belies their relatively small numbers. 16 of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence were of Welsh The Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 men. This document which was adopted by Congress in 1776 was signed by representatives of all 13 colonies, the first of whom to sign was John Signers of the Declaration of Independence Download this Information in PDF Format The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred primarily on August 2, 1776, at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, later to become known as Independence Hall. The author of the Declaration of Independence, President Thomas Jefferson, was among those of Welsh descent, along with eight other American presidents. There is an inscription halfway up the steps of the Washington Monument which reads Fy iaith, fy ngwlad, fy nghenedl Cymru - Cymru am byth! The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July, 4, 1776. Influenced by Enlightenment ideals of fundamental rights and freedoms, it provided both the foundation and the guiding principles for the new nation. The largest ethnic group of signatories (16 in all) on the original draft of the American Declaration of Independence were Welsh! Thomas Jeffersons' family who came from Snowdonia spoke Welsh too! Born on April 13, 1743, near present-day Charlottesville, Virginia, Thomas Jefferson was the primary drafter of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. Sixteen signers of the Declaration of Independence were of Welsh descent. The author of the document himself—Thomas Jefferson—also came from a Welsh family. The largest ethnic group of signatories (16 in all) on the original draft of the American Declaration of Independence were Welsh! Thomas Jeffersons' family who came from Snowdonia spoke Welsh too! The largest ethnic group of signatories (16 in all) on the original draft of the American Declaration of Independence were Welsh! Thomas Jeffersons' family who came from Snowdonia spoke Welsh too! Seventeen signers of the Declaration of Independence were of Welsh extraction, as were ten US Presidents. Thomas Jefferson actually spoke Welsh. America's past presidents and vice presidents of Welsh descent include Abraham Lincoln, James Monroe, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Calvin Coolidge and Andrew Jackson. At least five of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence were Welsh, or of recent Welsh descent, and there have been at least eight US Presidents with Welsh ancestry, including Thomas FOR such a historic moment in world history, the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the US involved a lot of Welshman. Sixteen of the 56 signatories were of Welsh descent, to be precise. Wales played a central role in the creation of the USA and its founding ideals must be allowed to endure for generations to come, the Welsh Government’s Minister for International Relations, Eluned Morgan has said today to mark American Independence Day. The largest ethnic group of signatories (16 in all) on the original draft of the American Declaration of Independence were Welsh! Thomas Jeffersons' family who came from Snowdonia spoke Welsh too! The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle Sixteen of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence were of Welsh descent including William Floyd, Stephen Hopkins, Arthur Middleton, Robert Morris, Francis Lewis, and Button Gwinnett, revolutionary governor of Georgia and a general in the Patriot Corps. So many of the signatories to the declaration of independence were Welsh. They include William Williams – Harvard graduate and priest. Served as a congressman for 30 years. Biography says ‘ from Wales’ but not where. Francis Lewis – Was a New York ‘Tory’. Signed the declaration anyway.
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