Summary: What is the meaning of the 4th of July to People Today?<br> Today, the 4th of July is all about Summer, BBQ, <a href="http://cleversurvivalist.com/2013/03/19/liquors-and-spirits-alcohol-uses-for-survivalists/">Beer</a>, Parades, and Fireworks<br> We have let our family gatherings and cookouts get in the way of our Independence Day knowledge.<br> What Independence Day is all about, as taught by our schools.<br> A Revolution was declared against the British and On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed.<br> Then there was a celebration where the <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePrepperPodcast/~3/rf20TQbiOcw/">Liberty</a> Bell was cracked from getting hit so hard<br> What is the Declaration of Independence (DOI)?<br> <br> The Declaration of Independence is a document signed by our local governing body. It was done so to explain to the British King that we were tired of the British government overstepping its bounds and consistently overtaxing the people.<br> The first rough draft was written in the Green Dragon Tavern over a mug of ale. This was the same Tavern that people got drunk at before the Boston Tea Party.<br> Who Were The Men / Signers of the Declaration of Independence Really?<br> You can get a list of names anywhere, but that doesn’t actually teach you anything. The men that signed the Declaration of Independence were revolters. Today, they would not be considered stand up people. To the British crown, they were felons and traitors.<br> What else were they? Men of power and courage that had enough of the tyranny and because of this fact, they needed to rally people to their cause, so… they signed the DOI.<br> The Revolutionary <a href="http://theprepperpodcast.com/2014/11/28/055-snl-skit-about-bills-and-throwback-to-001-be-prepared-to-survive/687/">War</a>, The <a href="http://theprepperpodcast.com/2014/11/28/055-snl-skit-about-bills-and-throwback-to-001-be-prepared-to-survive/687/">War</a> for Independence<br> War was declared on Great Britain in April of 1775. At first there was an impressive turnout for the war but once people realized how long it was taking, the people volunteering started to diminish.<br> <br> <a title="4th of July 2017" href="//www.slideshare.net/KenJensen8/4th-of-july-2017-77486156" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4th of July 2017</a> from <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/KenJensen8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ken Jensen</a><br> The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere<br> The ride of Paul Revere occurred on April 18th 1775. His purpose was part of a planned early warning system, where they would send one person by land and Two by sea to reach the north church steeple and light a lantern.<br> Instead, Paul was caught off-guard and decided to Ride to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams and stopped at houses on his way to Lexington<br> There he was joined by rider William Dawes and they continued on to Concord where there was hidden <a href="http://cleversurvivalist.com/2013/02/05/frugal-way-to-shop-for-guns-and-ammo-during-ammo-shortage/">ammunition</a> for the continental army.<br> They were joined by Samuel Prescott and intercepted by a British battalion, and all three were arrested.<br> The Drafting of the Revolutionary War<br> Late 1776, The colonies began cash incentives since the volunteer rate was so low. It dropped even more, where in 1778 they had to start drafting.<br> Many Americans (15-20%) were Crown Loyalists, fought as red coats because they saw the revolters as treasonous.<br> Native Americans in the War<br> Native Americans fought on both sides. In Peace of Paris Treaty, the Crown Natives lost their land. The others made out better initially, but ultimately lost theirs as well.<br> The entire reason why they fought with the Brits was because they wanted to save their land.<br> War has Ended<br> In 1781, war was unofficially over.
