4th July, independence day (United States)

In the United States, the independence day is celebrated on July 4. On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of independence. The United States Declaration of independence is a document in which thirteen colonies in North America declared its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their reasons for this action. The new nation that this statement would be the United States of America. It was written primarily by Thomas Jefferson in June and July, 1776, during the War of the independence of the United States, and it was ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the triumph of the American colonists and the principle of self-government. This anniversary is celebrated as independence day in the United States. An original copy of the document is on display to the public in the U.S. National Archives in Washington, DC. The independence of the colonies was recognized by Great Britain on September 3, 1783 by the Treaty of Paris.