Almost 250 years ago, the Continental Congress of thirteen North American British colonies issued a document addressing their grievances with the British Crown and stating why they considered themselves to be a free and independent nation.    Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/7Cpmjp3-0VA which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Everything Everywhere Daily podcast at https://amzn.to/3XHj20A Declaration of Independence books available at https://amzn.to/404GqHU   July 4th, 1776 items at https://amzn.to/44wJQEq   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet\'s HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark\'s TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark\'s books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  Audio Credit: Everything Everywhere Daily podcast with Gary Arndt: Declaration of Independence (05jul2024 #1459; Glassbox Media). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.