A Fourth of July Timeline

July 4, 1776, is an important date in American history that is widely considered the birthday of the United States of America. That's the day that delegates to the Second Continental Congress finalized and approved the written Declaration of Independence. What were the events that led to this moment, and what happened afterwards to put the declaration into effect? April of 1775 The American Revolution begins. Early 1776 Thomas Paine expresses revolutionary sentiments in the bestselling pam