The long version.
flowchart TD
A[May 1775: Second Continental Congress first meets] --> B[Congress gradually takes on national-government responsibilities]
B --> C[June 1775: Continental Army established]
C --> D[June 1775: Continental currency established]
D --> E[July 1775: Post office for the United Colonies created]
E --> F[August 1775: Royal proclamation declares rebellion]
F --> G[Late 1775: Parliament passes the American Prohibitory Act]
G --> H[May 1776: King George III negotiates treaties for German mercenaries]
H --> I[March 1776: Privateering Resolution passed]
I --> J[April 6 1776: American ports opened to commerce with other nations]
J --> K[May 10 1776: Resolution for the Formation of Local Governments]
K --> L[January 1776: Thomas Paine's Common Sense spreads independence sentiment]
L --> M[By mid-May 1776: eight colonies support independence]
M --> N[May 15 1776: Virginia Convention instructs its delegates to propose independence]
N --> O[June 7 1776: Richard Henry Lee presents the Lee Resolution]
O --> P[June 11 1776: Congress postpones consideration by a seven to five vote]
P --> Q[Congress recesses for three weeks]
Q --> R[Before recess: Committee of Five appointed]
R --> S[Committee of Five: Adams, Franklin, Livingston, Sherman, Jefferson]
S --> T[Jefferson drafted the Declaration]
T --> U[Jefferson shared it with Franklin and Adams for corrections]
U --> V[Jefferson wrote a fair copy and reported it to the Committee]
V --> W[July 1 1776: Congress reconvenes]
W --> X[July 2 1776: Lee Resolution adopted by 12 of 13 colonies]
X --> Y[Congress begins to consider the Declaration]
Y --> Z[July 3 to July 4: revisions continue through the text]
Z --> AA[July 4 1776: Declaration officially adopted]
AA --> AB[Committee supervises printing by John Dunlap]
AB --> AC[July 5 1776: Printed copies dispatched]
AC --> AD[July 5 1776: Rough journal receives the printed text]
AD --> AE[July 19 1776: Congress orders engrossing on parchment]
AE --> AF[August 2 1776: Engrossed Declaration signed]
AF --> AG[John Hancock signs first]
AG --> AH[56 delegates eventually sign]
AH --> AI[The Declaration enters its long life as a physical object]
AI --> AJ[1814: Early travels period ends]
AJ --> AK[1814 to 1876: Declaration in Washington, DC]
AK --> AL[1876 Centennial return to Philadelphia]
AL --> AM[1877 to 1921: concern for deterioration increases]
AM --> AN[1921 to 1952: Library of Congress period]
AN --> AO[World War II interlude at Fort Knox]
AO --> AP[1952 to present: National Archives]
AP --> AQ[The Declaration is preserved as a founding document and national record]