4th of July

Happy Monday all,
As you all know the fourth of July is literally around the corner,so I thought it would be great to write a post about the 4th of July, how original right?!

Well, not quite. Since I had my last blog I have entered the world of homeschooling. There are a lot of reasons as to why we as a family have decided to homeschool. I might do a post about it in the future definitely if you would like to see it let me know. Comment down below, tweet me, message me or anything of the sorts.
So, I thought why not write a little bit of an explanation about the 4th of July.

As we all now the North America was colonized by the English and Scots in 1607 starting with Jamestown, Virginia. The peak of the colonization was reached when colonies throughout the whole country existed. However, when we talk about Colonial America we are talking about the thirteen colonies along the Eastern Coast line. These original colonies were : Connecticut Colony, Delaware Colony, Georgia Colony, Maryland Colony, Massachusetts Colony which included Maine, New Jersey Colony, New York Colony, New Hampshire Colony, North Carolina Colony, Pennsylvania Colony, Rhode Island Colony, South Carolina Colony, and the Virginia Colony. 

Over time the people in the colonies started be more at odds with the British imperial policies such as taxation. it got so bad that they closed the Boston Harbor to boycott British Goods, an example for this would also be the Boston Tea Party.

Despite all the effort of the Colonial, the British were not changing their mind and the Colonials came to the conclusion that becoming an independent "country" was the only course of action. The British Parliament prohibited all trades with the Colonies. In 1776 Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion to declare Independence to Congress. While Congress thought some colonies may not be ready for this step they formed a committee to draft a declaration of independence and assigned the duty to Thomas Jefferson.

Benjamin Franklin and John Adams reviewed Jefferson's draft and took out some parts that would simply anger more people. The Final Text was officially adopted by Congress on July 4th 1776. However, The United States had to wait until the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778 to have their Independence formally recognized. Even then not all countries recognized said independence. Great Britain finally recognized the Independence of the United States, after the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolution, in 1783.

I hope this all helped you remember why the US celebrates the 4th of July and that it's not just a day to celebrate Great BBQ's, Baked Beans, and Corn on the Cob.

I wish you all a wonderful holiday. Stay safe.

XOXO, Nicole