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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
United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the Second Continental Congress, who were convened at Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in the colonial city of Philadelphia These delegates became known as the nation's Founding Fathers
Independence Day (United States) - Wikipedia Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America
The Declaration of Independence | Constitution Center On July 4, 1776, the United States officially declared its independence from the British Empire when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence The Declaration was authored by a “Committee of Five”—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman—with Jefferson as the main drafter But Jefferson himself later admitted
Road to Revolution: A Timeline – The White House Explore an American history timeline tracing key events leading up to the Revolutionary War, Independence and the ratification of the U S Constitution, highlighting pivotal moments that shaped
History of Independence Day | A Capitol Fourth | PBS Jefferson’s final version of the document officially becomes The Declaration of Independence and is adopted by the Second Continental Congress Following a decade of agitation over taxes and a
Today in History - July 4 - Library of Congress On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain The Constitution provides the legal and governmental framework for the United States