AllOurQuestions's video: What is Independence Day 4th of July

What is independence day? What makes the 4th of of July such a special day for Americans? I'll give you a hint, it's all about the foundation that created the United States of America. Subscribe: https://youtube.com/c/allourquestions?sub_confirmation=1 Share this video: https://youtu.be/DqKotDKUNNw Brian G Johnson's video about independence: https://youtu.be/mbHp4wO6TOY?list=PLXx5zvacXAUrxJKipOijatJyVEuDKwfZN Support AOQ: https://www.patreon.com/allourquestions If you're an American maybe it's been a while since you learned about independence day in history class or maybe you just need a refresher...I know I did. In a nutshell, back in 1776 the continental congress voted for independence and signed the historical document, The Declaration of Independence. This document created the legal separation of the thirteen American colonies from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Of course, before the document was signed there were a lot of events that led to the thirteen colonies wanting to sever their ties with the Kingdom. There were tax issues (unfairness), lack of representation in parliment, problems with local laws and a host of other issues. Because of these problems Americans started protesting which led to boycotts and then escalated to a group of Americans destroying a shipment of tea. That event is known as the Boston Tea Party. This caused the British government to shut down the port of Boston. Watch the video for more details. If you make YouTube videos check out my other channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NickNimmin Credits: By original: w:Second Continental Congress; reproduction: William Stone - numerous, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=621811 By Jean Leon Gerome Ferris - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3g09904. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11082673 By John HancockCreated in vector format by Scewing - United States Declaration of Independence. Fascimile on velum, one of 201 produced in 1823 by William J. Stone from a copper plate engraving of the original 1776 manuscript., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3478163 By William Robert Shepherd - Scan from Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1923; the map is unchanged from the 1911 original version.Original image at the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3069713 By John Trumbull - US Capitol Freelance Writing Jobs, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=180069 By Nathaniel Currier - http://www.octc.kctcs.edu/mmaltby/his108/Boston%20Tea%20Party.jpg[dead link], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6354651 By Artist not credited. - From The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of the United States by Charles A. Beard and Mary R. BeardURL http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16960, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=553412 By Original uploader was Cornischong at lb.wikipedia - Source:W.D. Cooper. "Boston Tea Party.", The History of North America. London: E. Newberry, 1789.Engraving. Plate opposite p. 58. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (40)Transferred from lb.wikipedia (all following user names refer to lb.wikipedia):2007-02-18 21:38 Cornischong 696×393× (312674 bytes) *Sujet:Boston Tea Party *Source:W.D. Cooper. "Boston Tea Party.", The History of North America. London: E. Newberry, 1789.Engraving. Plate opposite p. 58. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (40), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16857908 By SodacanThis vector image was created with Inkscape. - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10952376 By Continental Congress http://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/43289/43010, Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43096934 By Rdsmith4 - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122351 By Asher Brown Durand - This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 031029-N-6236G-001 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9036935 By Rembrandt Peale - http://www.whitehouseresearch.org/assetbank-whha/action/viewHome, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20179140 Sock Hop Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Riptide Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Ready Aim Fire Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/