Countryhumans|United States Declaration of Independence Day|Speedpaint|USA

Country/Countries: USA Information about event: On this day, the US Declaration of Independence was formally adopted by the Second Continental Congress. 📜The Declaration became the first official document in which the colonies were referred to as the “United States of America“. 🇺🇲 Independence Day is considered the birthday of the United States as a free and independent country. Most Americans call this holiday simply by its date - “Fourth of July“. 📝 On September 5, 1774, the I Continental Congress was convened in Philadelphia, which developed a set of laws that protected the interests of the colonies and declared a boycott of English goods until the complete abolition of discriminatory acts. But since the British Parliament and King George III rejected the demands of the Congress, an armed conflict between both sides became inevitable. 📈In the course of the war, the desire to wage a struggle finally matured, up to complete separation from the mother country and the colonies gaining the status of indepe