In honor of this year’s Independence Day, Team AgLearn is providing resources and information to celebrate this Federal holiday, which annually commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776.

Independence Day Background

Information from the Library of Congress: “On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. The Constitution provides the legal and governmental framework for the United States, however, the Declaration, with its eloquent assertion ‘all Men are created equal,’ is equally beloved by the American people.”

AgLearn Resources to Celebrate America’s Independence

• eBook: Launchpad Republic: America's Entrepreneurial Edge and Why It Matters External Link
• Audiobook: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: Revisioning American History External Link

USDA Resources for Independence Day

• Fourth of July Recipe Ideas from SNAP-Ed Connection External Link
• Article: “July Fourth is for Fireworks, not Foodborne Illness” External Link
• Take a hike on the Fourth of July Trail in the Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest External Link
• Article from the Forest Service: “July 4th Holiday Safety Reminders” External Link

Additional Resources for Independence Day

• Independence Day Resources from the Library of Congress External Link
• Independence Day Resources from the Smithsonian External Link
• Feature Article from the National Museum of African American History & Culture: “A Nation's Story: ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’” External Link
• The Original Text of the Declaration of Independence from the National Archives with Additional Historical Resources External Link