My Country, ‘Tis of Thee (Birth of a Nation)

July 4, 2010 by

The United States of America.”All men are created equal.” “Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” “We the people.”

The Boston Massacre. The Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable Acts. “The shot heard ’round the world.” The Revolutionary War. “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!” (Patrick Henry) The Midnight Ride. (Paul Revere) The Battle of Bunker Hill. George Washington to command. The Declaration of Independence. July 4, 1776. Thomas Jefferson. Samuel Adams. Benjamin Franklin. John Hancock. Redcoats defeat Washington’s army in The Battle of Long Island. British occupy New York City. Valley Forge. French Alliance. The Battle of Monmouth. The Battle of Waxhaws. The Tappan Massacre. The Battle of Ramsour’s Mill. Benedict Arnold. The Battle of Kings Mountain. “The turn of the tide of success.” Articles of Confederation. Cornwallis. Yorktown surrender. The United States Constitution. “My Country, ’tis of Thee.”

I love the red, white and blue. (Revolutionary War Timeline)

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