1776
Declaration's birth year
1776 is the year of American independence, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
The number functions as shorthand for American founding principles, revolutionary spirit, or patriotic sentiment: a 1776 mentality, the spirit of 1776.
It appears in organization names, brand identities, and political rhetoric invoking American origins.
America's founding proclamation
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
- Continental CongressColonial era legislature
- Thomas JeffersonThird American president
- Benjamin FranklinColonial American polymath statesman
George Washington · John Adams · Thirteen Colonies · Patriots · Minutemen · British Empire · Lexington and Concord · Yorktown
Male originators of institutions
- framersThose who construct frames
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- republicanismGovernment by elected officials
democracy · sovereignty · Philadelphia · signatories · ratification · articles · confederation · charter
Absence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- equalitySame status for all
self-determination · autonomy · emancipation · civil liberties · justice · human rights · democracy · citizenship
Years 1701-1800
- colonial eraAge of overseas dominion
- Georgian eraBritish 1714-1837 epoch
- Age of EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason
- calendar yearFull twelve-month period
Gregorian · epoch · period · bicentennial · tricentennial · anniversary
Declaration of Independence
America's founding proclamation
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
- Continental CongressColonial era legislature
- Thomas JeffersonThird American president
George Washington · Benjamin Franklin · John Adams · Thirteen Colonies · Patriots · Minutemen · British Empire · Lexington and Concord · Yorktown · Saratoga
founding fathers
Male originators of institutions
- framersThose who construct frames
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
republicanism · democracy · sovereignty · Philadelphia · signatories · ratification · articles · confederation · charter · compact
freedom
Absence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
equality · self-determination · autonomy · emancipation · civil liberties · justice · human rights · democracy · citizenship · fraternity
eighteenth century
Years 1701-1800
- colonial eraAge of overseas dominion
- Georgian eraBritish 1714-1837 epoch
- Age of EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason
calendar year · Gregorian · epoch · period · bicentennial · tricentennial · anniversary
- American RevolutionDeclaration of Independence, Boston Tea Party, Continental Congress, founding fathers, Stamp Act
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- Revolutionary WarGeorge Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross flag
- George Washingtonfirst president, Mount Vernon, founding father, Continental Army, crossing the Delaware
- History FilmsLincoln, Gettysburg, Glory, Selma, Saving Private Ryan
- American BooksTo Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, Catch-22, Walden
1776colonial era
Age of overseas dominion
colonial period · British rule · 1620 · subjugation · 1765