3 things you may not know about the Declaration of Independence #shorts // TRAIN BRAIN

3 things you may not know about the Declaration of Independence #shorts

An excerpt of our video “What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence”, written by Kenneth C. Davis and animated by Karrot Animation
Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/TEDEdDeclaration
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