History Independence Day USA 2015
On July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 American colonies officially adopted the Declaration of Independence that announced the severing of ties with Britain.The war for independence had already begun the previous year and would last until the Treaty of Paris in 1783, formally recognizing sovereignty for the United States of America. The issue was not settled until the Civil War ended nearly 80 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We Celebrate the Day and Honor All Who Served. We Love Fire Works! ENJOY!!!
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On July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 American colonies officially adopted the Declaration of Independence that announced the severing of ties with Britain.
The war for independence had already begun the previous year and would last until the Treaty of Paris in 1783, formally recognizing sovereignty for the United States of America.
Although the Declaration of Independence states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," the document was drafted by a slave owner, Thomas Jefferson, who later became the third U.S. president.
Jefferson was not the only slave owner to sign the document. About one-third of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, from both the North and the South, owned or had owned slaves. Washington owned over 100.
John Adams — the second president and Washington's vice president — was vehemently opposed to slavery.
The issue was not settled until the Civil War ended nearly 80 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
History from:
http://www.voanews.com/content/america-celebrates-independence-day-under-heightened-security/2848767.html
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