Passages that Celebrate American Independence

​July 4, 2023, is likely to be a day full of fireworks, barbecues, and red, white, and blue. But what really happened on July 4, 1776? Take your readers on a journey through the Revolutionary War and the ratification of the Declaration of Independence with ReadWorks texts!

Learn about another significant day for American independence, Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865. 

This Independence Day, read all about the history and celebration of American independence.

Kindergarten - Grade 3

• What is Juneteenth?
• SummerReads: July 4th - Independence Day
• The History of Juneteenth​

Grade 4 - Grade 6

• The Declaration of Independence
• Colonization and Revolutionary War: ​Introduction to the Revolutionary War
• Celebrating Juneteenth

Grade 7 - Grade 12

• Juneteenth Celebration
• Excerpts from American Antislavery Writings: Frederick Douglass from What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?
• Declaration of Independence
• The American Revolution, 1763-1783 [excerpt]

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