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1. 119: July 4th 2016

2. – Summer
– BBQ
– Beer
– Parades
– Fireworks
1. What 4th of July Means to People
today

3. 2. We have let our family gatherings and
cookouts get in the way of our
Independence Day knowledge.

4. 3. What is the Declaration of
Independence
a. It is a document signed by our
local governing body that was
done so to explain to the
British King that we were tired
of the British government
overstepping its bounds and
consistently overtaxing the
people.
b. The first rough draft was
written in the Green Dragon
Tavern over a mug of ale.
c. This was the same as the
Boston Tea Party

5. 4. How Schools have taught
Independence Day
a. Revolution was declared
against the British
b. On July 4th, 1776 the
Declaration of Independence
was signed
c. There was a celebration
where the Liberty Bell got
cracked from getting his so
hard

6. 5. The Men / Signers of the
Declaration of Independence
• Men were revolters
• Not considered stand
up people
• They were felons,
traitors
• Men of power and
courage
– Signed the DOI

7. 6. Revolutionary War, The war for
independence
a. April 1775, war
declared on Great
Britain
b. The Midnight Ride
of Paul Revere
• April 18th 1775
• Part of a planned
early warning
system
– One by land and Two
by sea – north church
steeple
» To Ride to
Lexington to
warn John
Hancock and
Samuel Adams

8. – Revere was caught off-guard
– Then he rode, stopping at houses on his way to
Lexington
– Got to Adams and Hancock
– Joined by rider William Dawes
» Continued on to Concord
» Hidden ammunition for continental army
» Joined by Samuel Prescott
» Intercepted by British battalion and all three
arrested
c. Impressive turnout for war
d. People realized the length of it
- Started waning off
e. Late 1776, Colonies began cash incentives

9. f. In 1778 started drafting
g. Many Americans (15-20%) Crown Loyalists,
fought as a red coat
h. Native Americans were fighting on both sides
•In Peace of Paris Treaty, the Crown Natives lost
their land
•The others made out better initially, but
ultimately lost theirs as well
•The entire reason why they fought with the
Brits was because they wanted to save their
land.
i. 1781, war was unofficially over
j. 1783 War was officially over when peace treaty
was signed.

10. 7. The liberty bell was not broken
by the 4th of July celebration in
1777.
a. Improperly cast
b. Broken, recast, and broken
several times
c. Bell was intact during the
war
d. Wasn’t rang on the 4th
e. Was rang when the DOI was
read aloud
Liberty Bell, Independence
Bell, Old State House Bell

11. 8. Declaration of independence
a. Signing is why we celebrate the 4th
b. First draft written by Thomas Jefferson in Green Dragon.
c. Dependence was actually declared on July 2nd, 1776
• DOI still draft, signed only by John Hancock and Charles
Thompson
– Congressional Leader and Secretary of congress
• John Adams wrote to wife Abigail predicting July 2nd
would be a holiday.

12. d. Read aloud in the city on July 8th
– Play the clip
e. Finally Signed Aug 2, 1776
f. Delivered to Great Britain that following
November
g. Why the 4th
•That was the day congress stopped hashing out
the draft that was submitted on the 2nd
•They agreed to the wording
•This date was on the newest revision that was
signed in august.
•Wasn’t a national holiday until 1870 (century
later)

13. 9. Story is this
1. Bunch of guys ticked off at
government
1. High taxes
2. Removal of liberties
3. Tyrannical rule
2. They declared war against the crown
and their independence
3. Later, in writing, they gave us our
rights to protect us from tyranny

14. 10. In celebration
1. Remember the traitors
1. Sick of tyranny
2. Sick of taxes
3. Sick of their rights being taken
4. Way handicapped in numbers
5. Decided to fight back the government for
rights
2. Teach this story to your family

15. In July
of 1776, leaders from
the Americans colonies
met
to declare we wanted
our independence!

16. They sent a written message
to the king,
asking for freedoms and the
right to rule themselves!

17. Several
American
leaders helped
write the
Declaration of
Independence,
like
John Adams
and Benjamin
Franklin…

18. But the
final job
was done
by
Thomas
Jefferson
of
Virginia.

19. Americans
wanted to
explain why
ruling
themselves
was
important.

20. This is why we celebrate the
4th of July and why we study
the Declaration
of Independence during
Celebrate Freedom Week!

21. Americans believed that they
should be treated equally…

22. We hold these truths
to be
self-evident,
that all men
are created equal …”

23. Americans believe we all have
rights to be free…

24. What are these
“rights”?
The right to “life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.”

25. These basic rights are
unalienable-
this means that everyone
is born with them and
no one
can take them away.

26. “…that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights,
that among these are
Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.”

27. And what is one of the most
important jobs
for our leaders ?

28. “…That to secure these
rights,
Governments are
instituted among Men,”

29. Americans also believe that
governments should protect
our freedoms (our rights.)

30. Americans believe
that we are the ones
who say what government
should do for us…
We have the POWER!

31. “…deriving their
just powers
from the
consent of the governed.”

32. Let’s recite the
Declaration of
Independence together!

33. “We hold these truths
to be
self-evident,
that all men
are created equal …”

34. “…that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights,
that among these are
Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.”

35. “…That to secure these
rights,
Governments are
instituted among Men,”

36. “…deriving their
just powers
from the
consent of the governed.”

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