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Quotations

“It is not the greatness of a man`s means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.” William Cobbett
“Independence, like honor, is a rocky island, without a beach.” Napoleon Bonaparte
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” Benjamin Franklin
“Liberty is the breath of life to nations.” George Bernard Shaw
“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” George Washington

and external taxes on the outraged colonists.
Dec. 16,1773
The colonial response to taxation without representation culminates in the Boston Tea Party. The Sons of Liberty dump 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor.
Sept. 5, 1774
Delegates begin meeting for the First Continental Congress and agree to send grievances to King George lll.
April 19, 1775
Armed conflict between the colonists and British redcoats begins in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.
May 10,1775
A Second Continental Congress begins meeting in Philadelphia.
June 11, 1776
John Adams convenes the Committee of Five to draft a Declaration of Independence. The committee chooses Jefferson to write the first draft.
June 28, 1776
The committee presents the declaration for debate and revision.
July 4, 1776
The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence without dissent. Congress hires printer John Dunlap to print copies of the Declaration to be distributed throughout the colonies.

INDEPENDENCE DAY TIMELINE

Declaration (which are now called “Dunlap Broadsides”).
July 6, 1776
The Pennsylvania Evening Post becomes the first newspaper to reprint the whole Declaration.
July 8, 1776
The Declaration is read publicly to the people of Philadelphia.
July 9, 1776
New York finally approves the Declaration. It is the last of the 13 colonies to do so.
July 19, 1776
The Continental Congress decides to have an “engrossed” copy of the Declaration made, meaning a clean, readable, handwritten copy on parchment. (This is the copy now housed at the National Archives.)
August 2, 1776
Those delegates who had voted in favor of independence sing the engrossed copy of the Declaration. Fifty delegates sing on this day. Six more will sing later.

taken part in a barbecue during the previous year. It’s probably safe to assume that most of these took place on Independence Day.

2007. Chances are good that the beef hot dogs, steaks and burgers on your grill came from there, which accounted for about one-sixth of nation’s total production. And if the beef did not come from Texas, it might have come from Nebraska(4.7 billion pounds) or Kansas(4.1 billion pounds).

from North Dakota, which produced 39% of nation’s dry, edible beans in 2008. Another popular Fourth of July dish is corn and cob. Florida, California, Georgia and New York together accounted for 61% of sweet corn produced nationally in 2008.

China in 2008 , representing the bulk of all U.S. fireworks imported ($202 million). U.S. exports of fireworks, by comparison, came to just $28.1 million in 2008.

Potato salad and potato chips are popular at July 4th barbecues. Half of the nation’s spuds were produced in Idaho or Washington state in 2008.

your salad came from Florida or California, which combined accounted for 71% of U.S. tomato production. The ketchup on your burger or hot dog probably came from California, which accounted for 96% of processed tomato production in 2008.

flags. Most of this amount ($3.0 million) was for U.S. flags made in China.

$569,400

Dollar value of U.S. flags exported in 2008. Belgium was the leading customer, purchasing $186,400 worth.

between the United States and the United Kingdom, making the British, our adversary in 1776, our sixth-leading trading partner today.

are New Year Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

that the Continental Congress actually voted for independence. The written Declaration of Independence was dated July 4 but wasn’t actually signed until August 2. Fifty-six delegates eventually signed the document, although all were not present on the day in August.

rule of England King Georg III?

At the time, there were approximately 2.5 million people living those 13 colonies.

on the list: Freedom, California(population 6,000 residents)?

May 1777, at the behest of Continental Congress?

The original version of the flag had thirteen stripes and thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen colonies that signed the Declaration of Independence.

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