The seeds of independence for the thirteen American colonies were sown eleven years before July 4th 1776. The stamp act, the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Battle of Bunker Hill, "The 'shot heard around the world" on Lexington Green and Patrick Henry's speech "Give me liberty or give me death" had all occurred before July 4th1776. In June 1776 fifty six delegates from the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia to debate the question of independence from the mother country Great Britain. On June 7th Richard Henry Lee of Virginia offered a resolution seconded by John Adams "that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states." Four days later, in anticipation of a vote for independence, the delegates appointed five men; John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston andThomas Jefferson to write a declaration "That made it clear to all people why this break from their sovereign King George III was both necessary and inevitable. "

This is an article I recieved in an email. I usually don't post these kind of things but I found this to be interesting. It's a year versus year scenario involving school incidents that maybe some folks can relate to.