The Birth of a Nation: The American Fourth of July

Hello, my dear friends. Today is such a grand day of hearty jubilation, pride, and happiness. But have you ever given thought about how and why this day was created? Hmm, I am sure that is the reason you are here. Thus, in the present episode, it is time to turn to the history of the American Fourth of July.

Long long ago the United States of America was just the colonies of the great Britain Empire. However, these colonies were getting larger and the growth imposed a feeling of injustice, because the British government was unjust to the people by imposing taxes on commodities that were used daily such as tea and sugar. These decisions were not in the hands of the local colonists to make. In addition, the British soldiers were allowed to dwell in their homes a practice known as quartering whereby the colonists were forced to feed, house, and tender other services to the soldiers. Getting into their houses and personal space violated this aspect of their privacy and made them feel like their rights were being violated. Therefore, the courageous colonists made up their minds to take a stand against those now unfavourable policies and called for liberty and decent treatment. They wanted to be able to independently decide on organizational structure of the government they wanted to have and set priorities for themselves. However, the British were not ready to sit and watch they tightened the screws and started cracking down on further protests.

The conflict increased and bold freedom fighters like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, etc., rose to the leadership positions and sacrificed their lives in pursuit of independence. They held the meetings and debates which mobilized fellow colonists for the fight against Britons. However the colonists learnt the hard way that in any conflict solely warfare alone was not sufficient to ascertain the objectives they desired. They were fully aware of the necessity of writing the declaration of independence as a way of expressing their grievances as well as an appeal for international endorsement.

This was followed by perhaps the most important event which is the adoption on July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence by representatives referred to as the Continental Congress. The Declaration of Independence was a work done by committee with Thomas Jefferson being among the committee. It was quite significant as it was a screem agents of the colonist that the wanted to be free from the Britain. Huge number of people from all the thirteen colonies signed this document, thus showing their solidarity for separation from British. Nevertheless, the British government did not finalize the declaration leading to further problems. However the colonists never relented and pressed on for the independence they sought. They suffered a lot and encountered many difficulties and at the same time they never relented on the fight for liberty. The war of independence which had already started in 1775 expanded as the colonies unite against the mighty Britain army. They fought and struggled hard to gain freedom; they fought with valor and lost many of their lives and they defeated Great Britain in 1783.

After that Independence Day is observed every year on 4th July as a tribute to the colonist who fought for freedom and to uphold the real spirit of liberty and to uphold the constitution of the United States of America. This was the conflict that started on July 2, 1776 although many people are unfamiliar that the declaration of independence began on this day. Yes, but it was on the July 4 when the final decision concerning the declaration was made.