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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
About Independence Day |
My Fireworks Display |
A Patriotic Cowboy (This is a really cute picture.) |
America By Samuel Francis Smith |
I've got a rocket... |
Fourth of July By Marchette Chute |
Send an Electronic Greeting Card |
Links to Great 4th of July Sites |
My 4th of July Pixies |
At first, many colonial statesmen were hesitant about severing their bonds with Great Britain. But the crusade for independence gathered more and more support as it became increasingly apparent that only through force of arms could the colonies win the prize of liberty. Finally, on July 4, 1776, Congress passed the Declaration of Independence, announcing to the world "...That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be, Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the Brisith Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...." The colonies had at last taken the step that meant either liberty or death. A union of states had never existed before. Now it was crucial that the states work and fight as one. The men who framed the Declaration had written, "...we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Excited men in the streets knew that this meant, in the words of Benjamin Franklin, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." So the thirteen colonies joined forces against Great Britain. They asserted their right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," and the United States of America was born.
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Independence Day on the Net |
California 4th of July Fireworks Safety (THE PREVENTOR(TM) 4TH OF JULY SAFETY GUIDE FOR KIDS, THE CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHAL FIREWORKS LAWS IN CALIFORNIA, CELEBRATING SAFELY WITH STATE-APPROVED FIREWORKS, THE NEWSROOM, WETIP HOTLINE at 1-800-78-CRIME) |
Statue of Liberty (This site has some great views of our great lady.) |
TheNYCInsider (This is a magazine about New York City but it has some great views of the Statue of Liberty.) |
Liberty Bell Virtual Museum |
Virtual Tour of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA. |
The Liberty Bell Homepage (Pictures and History of the Liberty Bell.) |
Adopt Your Own Fourth of July Pixie Click here to view my Pixies. |
Favorite Genealogy Web Links Page |
Zimmerman Family Holiday Page |
Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever |
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"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God." ---Address to the Constitutional Convention, 1787 By George Washington
Happy 4th of July Webring |