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Title: July 4, 1776: The Days and Weeks on the Way to the U.S. Declaration of Independence

Independence Day is the most significant political holiday in the United States. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence for the 13 colonies. This marked the birth of the founding document of the United States. One sentence from this document stands out even today:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

However, what is often overlooked is that the document did not come into force on that day. This happened on August 2, 1776. Nor was it initially adopted by Congress on that day, which had already occurred on July 2. Additionally, it did not mark the start of the American Revolution, as the war between the colonies and the English forces had already begun on April 19, 1775. On July 4, 1776, John Hancock was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence. Furthermore, for decades, Americans did not celebrate Independence Day, even though founding father John Adams had expected it to become a significant celebration.

#IndependenceDay #USHistory #TheFourthofJuly #DeclarationofIndependence #GeorgeWashington #FoundingFathers

Chapters:

I. Introduction 00:00
II. Key Events Leading to Independence up to the Start of the Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775 01:39
III. The Central Events on the Way to Independence up to June 11, 1776 07:30
IV. June 11 to June 28, 1776: The Declaration of Independence is Written 12:39
V. July 1 to July 4, 1776: The Battle for the Declaration of Independence in the Second Continental Congress 13:37
VI. Adoption of the Declaration of Independence – But Also Bad News from the Front 16:29
VII. August 2, 1776: All Delegates Sign the Declaration of Independence 16:50
VIII. The Afterlife of the Declaration of Independence 18:18

Literature:

Armitage, D. (2007): The Declaration of Independence: A Global History. https://amzn.to/4cpUdfX

Becker, C. L. (1958): Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas.

Boyd, J. P. (2000): The Declaration of Independence: The Evolution of a Text https://amzn.to/3KJiW2N

Maier, P. (1998): American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. https://amzn.to/4aYXS3b

Various (2017): The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and Other Important American Documents https://amzn.to/4b9O85X

Music: I used several songs under the Creative-Commons-Licence from the following artists:

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All pictures are also under the Common Creative licence, publicly avaible or my own.




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