July 4, 2010 11:55 AM BST
Happy Declaration of Independence day!
The civil war started on April 19, 1775 and ended on September 3, 1783.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on the 4th July 1776 after many of the colonists of the 13 colonies of the Americas rejected the legitimacy of the Parliament of Great Britain to govern them without representation, claiming that this violated the Rights of Englishmen.
Thereby formally declaring independence as one new nation — the United States of America — claiming their own sovereignty and rejecting any allegiance to the British monarchy.
France's government secretly provided supplies, ammunition and weapons to the rebels from 1776, and the Continentals' capture of a British army in 1777 led France to openly enter the war in early 1778, which evened the military strength with Britain. Spain and the Dutch Republic – French allies – also went to war with Britain over the next two years, threatening an invasion of Great Britain and severely testing British military strength with campaigns in Europe — including attacks on Minorca and Gibraltar — and an escalating global naval war.
I love to celebrate the Declaration of Independence, as no one should live in fear and oppression. Besides, English actors get all the juicy baddy roles in American films
A little joke I like to say, its not the winning that counts, its the taking part!
Have a good one!
Much Love
Penny
xxx
