Here are the possible solutions for like the declaration of independence clue
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Relevancy
signed
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Like the Declaration of Independence
canvas
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John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence," e.g.
Definition
to examine thoroughly, also CANVASS
colony
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Each circled pair is an abbreviation for one; all 13 are arranged in the roughly north-to-south order in which their representatives (except for John Hancock) signed the Declaration of Independence
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a settlement of emigrants in a new land
committeeoffive
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Declaration of Independence drafters
franklin
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Oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence
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a medieval English landowner
geo
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Part of five Declaration of Independence signatures