| The 4th of July has been an important holiday but | | | | Independence Day because this day was the day |
| today, more and more people do not know why | | | | they declared independence from Great Britain. |
| we actually celebrate this day. If you are not up | | | | Today, we celebrate the fact that we are a free |
| to date on your history of the United States, July | | | | nation that is no under the rule of another. But, |
| 4th, 1776 is the day that the colonies decided to | | | | there is more to the celebration of independence |
| declare themselves independent of Britain. By | | | | than just the fact that this is the birthday of the |
| writing a very detailed decree, they decided that | | | | United States. In fact, there are many goals and |
| they no longer would need to be governed by the | | | | ideas that are represented in this celebration that |
| Kings of England that had been so very unjust to | | | | until this day we fight for and protect around the |
| the colonists in the years before. On July 4th, | | | | world. |
| America was born. We call the 4th of July | | | | |