MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Christmas
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Thanksgiving
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Valentine
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Independence Day( July 4)
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Detailed explanation-1: -(L-R): John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, who all died on Independence Day.
Detailed explanation-2: -So what did happen on July 4, 1776? The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They’d been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Officially, the Congress declared its freedom from Great Britain on July 2, 1776, when it approved a resolution in a unanimous vote. After voting on independence on July 2, the group needed to draft a document explaining the move to the public.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Jefferson-The White House.
Detailed explanation-5: -1801 March. (Thomas Jefferson, as quoted by Margaret Bayard Smith). “The only birthday I ever commemorate is that of our Independence, the Fourth of July.” 1801-1808 July 4.