Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks , parades , barbecues , carnivals , fairs, picnics, concerts , baseball games , family reunions , political speeches and ceremonies , in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history , government , and traditions of the United States .

Independence Day is annually celebrated

on July 4 and is often known as ''the Fourth

of July''.

Is the anniversary of the publication of the

declaration of independence from Great

Britian in 1776 .

FREE AND INDEPENDENT !!!

A History of Independence Day

When the initial battles in the Revolutionary War

broke out in April 1775 , few colonists desired

complete independence from Great Britain .By the

middle of the following year , many more colonists

had come to favor independence .On June 7 the

Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion calling for the colonies' independence . On July 2end, the Continental Congress voted in favor of Lee's. On July 4 , the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence .The tradition of patriotic celebration become even more widespread after the War of 1812, in which the United States again faced Great Britain . In 1870, the U.S. Congress made July 4th a federal holiday.

"Freedom lies in being bold ''

-Robert Frost

American Revolution

The revolution began in 1775 . It was fought between Great Britain an the 13 colonies . The colonist wanted independence from England .

The group , known as the Thirteen Colonies , were:

New Hampshire ; Massachusetts;

Rhode Island and Providence ; Connecticuit ;

New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania;

Delaware ; Maryland ;

Virginia; Carolina;

Georgia .