Students will learn that the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which declared the American colonies' freedom from British rule.
00:00:00 Have you ever heard of a federal holiday? It's a day when our whole country celebrates important people or events. On the 4th of July we celebrate Independence Day. There are parades, picnics and fireworks! But how did it start? A long time ago, before the United States was a country, many people from Great Britain crossed the Atlantic Ocean on ships.
00:40:08 They were called ‘colonists’. Instead of a President, a king ruled over them. His name was King George. The colonists were not happy. The King and Great Britain had a lot of rules that the colonists did not like. They wanted to make their own rules. So, on July 4th, 1776, some men, called the Founders, approved an important paper called the Declaration of Independence.
01:23:15 It told the King why they did not want to be a part of Great Britain anymore. They started a new country called the United States of America. That is why, every year, the country has big parties on the 4th of July. We have parades, and barbecues, and fireworks, and sing songs to celebrate our country's birthday.
Students will learn that the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which declared the American colonies' freedom from British rule.
00:00:00 Have you ever heard of a federal holiday? It's a day when our whole country celebrates important people or events. On the 4th of July we celebrate Independence Day. There are parades, picnics and fireworks! But how did it start? A long time ago, before the United States was a country, many people from Great Britain crossed the Atlantic Ocean on ships.
00:40:08 They were called ‘colonists’. Instead of a President, a king ruled over them. His name was King George. The colonists were not happy. The King and Great Britain had a lot of rules that the colonists did not like. They wanted to make their own rules. So, on July 4th, 1776, some men, called the Founders, approved an important paper called the Declaration of Independence.
01:23:15 It told the King why they did not want to be a part of Great Britain anymore. They started a new country called the United States of America. That is why, every year, the country has big parties on the 4th of July. We have parades, and barbecues, and fireworks, and sing songs to celebrate our country's birthday.