4th of July

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On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies that the United Kingdom had in North America was proclaimed. The measure had been approved two days earlier by delegates from those neighborhoods in the so-called Continental Congress, only New York opposed the measure. Although the vote was on July 2, the measure was adopted on July 4 and that is why independence is celebrated today.

The declaration of Independence was written by Tomas Jefferson.  He was also first secretary of state, second vice president, and third president. The document he wrote said that all men were created equal. With inalienable rights, including the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

    In July 4, the new nation went  from being "The United Colonies" to "The United States of America." In 1778, France, which supported the United States in the War of Independence, officially recognized the United States independence. Holland or the Netherlands did it in 1782 and Spain came to do it in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. This document ended the war of independence. It was then that the United Kingdom recognized that it has lost its colonies. 

Tomas Jefferson was the one who said that all people were created with the same rights. However, while searching for information about the independence of the United States, I realized that he himself was a slave owner. There is even an article that says that he came to have a slave wife. This fact leads me to think about the topics we read last week about slaves and the very limited opportunities they had. Was equality an idea since then? have we respected what is written? Although this country offers many opportunities, inequality is still a serious problem.

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