Military.com offers a primer on the history of July 4th.
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 Independence Day, U.S. citizens celebrate this historic
event.
Which country did we
declare our independence from?
The colonies, the populations of
which were considered subjects of the King of England, declared their
independence "from Britain's Parliament as well as King George III
himself," according
to History.com.
What led the colonists to seek independence?
The colonists were a melting pot
of not only English, Irish and Scottish but also people from elsewhere in
Europe and beyond. In many colonial communities, people spoke their native
languages, adhered to the customs of their countries of origin, and practiced
their own faiths (although Catholicism was frowned upon if not illegal in the
colonies).
But the different groups had one
thing in common: "They all had to swear loyalty to the King of England and
submit to the law as a British subject," the American Revolution Podcast notes.
Over time, more and more of the colonists began to resent being under the thumb of Great Britain. This tension turned to outrage when the British Parliament imposed the Stamp Act in 1765, putting a tax directly onto the colonists for the first time.
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