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Independence Day (4th of July) | History, Meaning, Date | Britannica Independence Day, in the United States, the annual celebration of nationhood held on July 4 It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 This document announced the separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain
Independence - Wikipedia Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory The opposite of independence is the status of a dependent territory or colony
Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives 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 the
Independence Day - GovInfo Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies were no longer part of the British Empire but now the United States of America
The Road to Independence - Independence National Historical Park (U. S . . . The Road to Independence The Second Continental Congress met inside Independence Hall beginning in May 1775 It was just a month after shots had been fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, and the Congress was preparing for war
The History of the Fourth of July - Military. com On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from Great Britain, an event that eventually led to the formation of the United States Each year on the Fourth of July, also known as
Declaration of Independence - World History Encyclopedia The Declaration of Independence is the foundational document of the United States of America Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, it explains why the Thirteen Colonies decided to separate from Great Britain during the American Revolution (1765-1789)