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Fun FactsFun Facts • Fireworks were invented in China• Fireworks were invented in China about one thousand years ago.about one thousand years ago. by Natalie Goldsteinby Natalie Goldstein • The first fireworks were yellow.• The first fireworks were yellow. • In 1776 people wrote with pens made• In 1776 people wrote with pens made from bird feathers.from bird feathers. ComprehensionComprehension GenreGenre Text FeaturesText Features SkillSkill Nonfi ctionNonfi ction Recall and RetellRecall and Retell • Glossary• Glossary • Illustrations• Illustrations • Captions• Captions • Headings• Headings Scott Foresman Social StudiesScott Foresman Social Studies ì<(sk$m)=beiadf<ì<(sk$m)=beiadf<ISBNISBN 0-328-14803-20-328-14803-2 +^-Ä-U-Ä-U+^-Ä-U-Ä-U
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Independence Day is also known as the Fourth of July. This book will tell you Write to It! about the history of this holiday and how Independence Americans celebrate today. The Fourth of July is celebrated in many ways. Write a paragraph aboutDay your favorite time celebrating the Vocabulary Fourth of July. colony by Natalie Goldstein freedom holiday Write your paragraph on another sheet of paper. President citizen Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to ISBN: 0-328-14803-2 correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission Background (Bkgd) in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Opener: Corbis; 1 Brand X Pictures; 2 Alamy Images; 3 The Granger Collection, New Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York York; 4 The Granger Collection, New York; 5 Corbis; 8 Brand X Pictures Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 Coppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona
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The Colonies Want to Be Free In 1776 every American lived in one of Most of the thirteen colonies. The colonies were ruled by Delcaration of England. Americans, however, wanted the Independence was freedom to rule their own country. written by Thomas Men from each colony went to a Jefferson. Americans meeting. Five of those men wrote the liked his ideas about Declaration of Independence. This paper freedom so much that said the country was free. On July 4, the July 4 has become a men at this meeting accepted this paper. big holiday. Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence The signing of the Declaration of Independence 2 3
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Fighting for Freedom The First Independence Day The colonists had an army to fight The Fourth of July was first celebrated the English for their freedom. George in 1777 in Philadelphia. This celebration had Washington was the general who led the a parade, music, the firing of a cannon, and army. After years of fighting, the colonists fireworks. won. America was free! After the war Washington became the first President of the United States. Cannons and fireworks were fired on July 4, 1777. George Washington 4 5
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Fireworks on the Fourth Celebrating Today Americans from all over liked fireworks. Today, Americans celebrate the Fourth of In 1800 citizens of New York City celebrated July with parades. Many parades have bands Independence Day with fireworks. Fireworks that play music. Some people dress up in exploded in different colors. They went high fancy costumes or dance and carry banners. into the sky and burst into beautiful lights. Other people cheer and wave flags. Americans loved the fireworks. In 1805 At night people go to see fireworks. Boston also celebrated Independence Day Americans have fun celebrating the Fourth with fireworks. Soon other places also of July. celebrated the day with fireworks. Americans celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks. People celebrate the Fourth of July with parades. 6 7
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Independence Day is also known as Glossarythe Fourth of July. This book will tell you Write to It! about the history of this holiday and how Americans celebrate today. The Fourth of July is celebrated in citizen a member of a state and country many ways. Write a paragraph about colony a place that is ruled by a country your favorite time celebrating the Vocabularythat is far away Fourth of July. freedomcolony a person’s right to make choices freedom holiday a special day Write your paragraph on another sheet holiday President our country’s leader of paper. President citizen Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to ISBN: 0-328-14803-2 correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission Background (Bkgd) in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Opener: Corbis; 1 Brand X Pictures; 2 Alamy Images; 3 The Granger Collection, New Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. York; 4 The Granger Collection, New York; 5 Corbis; 8 Brand X Pictures 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05
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