Forget what you THINK you know about July 4th, the Declaration of Independence, and the founding fathers. A story of treason, war, and politics you will love!

1. What you DIDN'T know about July 4th,
the Declaration of Independence,
and the Founding Fathers
BY KEN JENSEN

2. Fourth of July is A Great
Holiday that Get's Misunderstood
Forget 4th of July How You Know it, Independence Day, Text of the Declaration of
Independence, and Definition of the Declaration of Independence.
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3. Learn Exactly What You Need to Know
about Independence Day
I though about taking the day
off from posting for the holiday,
but in the end, I thought that
maybe I should forget about the
4th of July fireworks and give
the history and the truth about
our Independence Day. I don't
know of a public school that has
taught it quite like this.
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4. The Basics: Understanding Why the
Fourth of July is Important
The basic knowledge (I didn't
say correct) of the 4th of July
is that we declared the
revolution against the
British. We declared our
independence on a piece of
parchment and got some
signatures. Everyone
celebrated and the Liberty
Bell got a crack from getting
hit so hard.
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5. The Men or The Signers of the
Declaration of Independence were
Felons!
Our patriotic founding fathers
that held strong against the
King of Britain were not the
stand-up guys that we claim
that they are at least from a
law standpoint. They were
considered felon's by the
prevailing law at that
time. They were courageous,
God-fearing, and fed up!
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6. The Founding Fathers knew that
Government was our Biggest Threat
They hated government, made a
document against the old one, and
made a hand-written straight jacket
(constitution) to run the new one,
because they knew that, even
though government is necessary to
protect their rights, that same
domestic state was the biggest
threat to citizens liberties! They put
in place for the people the rights
necessary to protect their freedoms
from federal infringement.
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7. The War for Independence Was Declared, Why
was the Revolutionary War Fought, When was
the Revolutionary War
• April of 1775 - Those "traitors" declared
war against Great Britain.
• 1776 - the colonies had to start cash
incentives.
• They even ended up drafting in 1778.
• The war wasn't just an overwhelming
amount of American's solidly against the
British and that was that. An estimated 15-
20% of American Loyalists supported the
crown, many of which fought on the side of
red. Not only that, but Natives were also in
the war.
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8. Why is and How Did The Liberty Bell Crack,
Where is The Liberty Bell Located
• It is believed that the bell was
intact through the war and
was probably not rang on the 4th,
but may have been rang with the
rest of the city's other bells when the
Declaration of Independence was
read aloud.
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9. Paul Revere wasn't a Solo Rider
• Paul Revere wasn't a solo
rider, but was part of a well
thought out early warning
system. The system was
lantern based. Revere was
caught off-guard, yet he did
make it to Samuel Adams and
John Hancock to warn them
that they would probably be
arrested with a fellow rider,
William Dawes.
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10. Author of and Who Signed The
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
(DOI)
The basic knowledge that the DOI was signed on the 4th, is a little bit of
another error in common historic teaching. The first draft of the DOI was
written by Thomas Jefferson. Congress actually declared our
independence on July 2nd, 1776. By this time the DOI was still a draft only
signed by the Congressional Leader John Hancock, and Secretary of
Congress, Charles Thompson. John Adams even wrote to his wife Abigail
that he predicted that July 2nd would be a holiday. It was read aloud in
the city on July 8th. The DOI was finally signed August 2, 1776 and was
delivered to Great Britain that following November.
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11. Why was July 4th Chosen for the
Declaration of Independence?
So why the 4th? That was when congress stopped hashing out the draft that was
submitted on the 2nd. They all finally agreed to the wording. That is the date
that was attached to the newest revision that was signed in August. And did you
know it wasn't even recognized as a national holiday until 1870... almost a
century later?
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12. The Founding Fathers were Traitors,
and That is Awesome
All of these dates and such are just
for accuracy, but the truth of the
story is that a bunch of guys that
were ticked off at a government
that was consistently removing
their rights as men. These men
declared war against a tyrannical
monarchy, and their
independence from the
same. They gave us, in writing, all
of our rights that serve to protect
us from tyranny.
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13. You Can Be a Sentinel, You Can
Stand Up for Your Rights
• You can stand up for your rights
and the rights of others, by being
apathetic to the tyrant, and just
do what you feel you need to
do. Don’t be apathetic in a way
to justify ignorance, be apathetic
in a way that justifies your ability
to do what is right for you and
your family.
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