Summary
A celebration of the Declaration of Independence and the first Fourth of July, explaining why Americans light up the sky each year.
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Discussion
A celebration of the Declaration of Independence and the first Fourth of July, explaining why Americans light up the sky each year..
- What did the Declaration of Independence announce?
- Why do we celebrate on the Fourth of July?
- What does 'independence' mean for a country?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: declaration, independence, liberty.
Try it: Explain in one sentence why we celebrate the Fourth of July.