Imagine how you would feel if someone older than you (maybe an older sister or brother) kept telling you what to do all of the time and kept taking more and more of your allowance. That is how the colonists felt in the years leading up to 1776. Great Britain kept trying to make the colonists follow more rules and pay higher taxes. People started getting mad and began making plans to be able to make their own rules. They no longer wanted Great Britain to be able to tell them what to do, so they decided to tell Great Britain that they were becoming an independent country. (To be independent means to take care of yourself, making your own rules and providing for your own needs.) The Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and they appointed a committee (a group of people working together to do a specific job) to write a formal document that would tell Great Britain that the Americans had decided to govern themselves. The committee asked Thomas Jefferson to write a draft (first try) of the document, so he worked for days, in absolute secret, until he had written a document that he thought said everything important that the committee had discussed. On June 28, 1776, the committee met to read Jefferson’s "fair" copy (he put his best ideas together and wrote them neatly.) They revised (made some changes) the document and declared their independence on July 2, 1776. They officially adopted it (made it theirs) on July 4, 1776. That is why we call it "Independence Day." Congress ordered that all members must sign the Declaration of Independence and they all began signing the "official" copy on August 2, 1776. In January of the next year, Congress sent signed copies to all of the states.
...so go a Pop firecracker for EVERY
One of the 56 signatures that gave us OUR Independence!!!!
The Pool Rules
The summer months are here and the pool is a wonderful place to enjoy and cool down with! Remember to follow the posted rules.Anyone found not abiding by the posted rules will be asked to leave the pool area and will no longer have access.Following pool rules will make enjoyment within the community for every resident.
Pool Rules:
Only 2 guest per apartment are allowed
Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult
No glass containers allowed in the pool area
NO eating or drinking in Pool! Eating only allowed in picnic area.
Swim gear is required while in the pool. No Cut off’s, no t-shirts, etc.
No disposable diapers in the pool allowed.
Residents are responsible for picking after themselves.
Pets are NOT allowed.
When pool is closed, NO ENTRY ALLOWED. Closed for many reasons.
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