2006-07-01 03:35:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
It is the United States' Independence Day
2006-07-01 03:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by Ray 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
On 4th July it is the indipendence day for America.On this day
in the year 1776 America was announced independent at a congress in Philadelphia by the 13 colonies set up by Britan(England)announced themselfe Indipendent.
2006-07-01 11:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by nipun a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the
Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty
would be death, if they were captured.Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr, noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks late he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government!
Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. Remember: freedom is never free!
2006-07-01 11:05:36 · answer #3 · answered by Evy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United States celebrates Independence Day, or the signing of the Declaration of Independence (when we broke free from England). Though the day is not exactly correct, it is what we celebrate. Hope I helped.
2006-07-01 10:37:40 · answer #4 · answered by goodpurplemonster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the day that the USA became independent of England. The day the Declaration of Independence was signed by our founding fathers.
2006-07-07 12:06:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Independence Day celebration in the USA
2006-07-01 10:37:58 · answer #6 · answered by Plain truth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please tell me that you don't live in the United States. Anyone who does should know why we celebrate the fourth of July. It is our country's Independence Day
2006-07-07 16:37:26 · answer #7 · answered by shawna_cain 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the independence day of united state of American,freedom of the country.
2006-07-01 10:44:41 · answer #8 · answered by Raf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the independence day of USA.
2006-07-01 10:41:13 · answer #9 · answered by Richa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wonderful day to give all the Mexicans a paid day off. They have no idea why, but that's OK neither do you.
2006-07-08 08:51:29 · answer #10 · answered by somebody else 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋