The Declaration divided British domestic opposition, as some American sympathizers thought the Declaration had gone too far, but in British-ruled Ireland it had many supporters. The Sultan of Morocco mentioned American ships in a consular document in , but Congress had to wait until the Treaty of Alliance with France for a formal recognition of U. The Netherlands acknowledged U. Although Spain joined the war against Great Britain in , it did not recognize U.
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On December 23, , just over two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , the signed Declaration, together with the Constitution, was removed from public display and prepared for evacuation out of Washington, D.
Under the supervision of armed guards, the founding document was packed in a specially designed container, latched with padlocks, sealed with lead and placed in a larger box. All told, pounds of protective gear surrounded the parchment.
On December 26 and 27, accompanied by Secret Service agents, it traveled by train to Louisville, Kentucky, where a cavalry troop of the 13th Armored Division escorted it to Fort Knox.
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