ABC Game

Mominator

brave

Barbecue

Britain

I have to give John Adams a little love here

Adams played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence. He assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and was its foremost advocate in the Congress. As a diplomat in Europe, he helped negotiate the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain.

He died July 4, 1826 (aged 90), on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Incidentally, Thomas Jefferson died the same day. When Adams died, his last words included an acknowledgement of his longtime friend and rival: "Thomas Jefferson survives", though Adams was unaware that Jefferson had died several hours before.

Kaption

celebration, corn on the cob, fire crackers.

magiclight

died

ruthbru

Excitement!

Mominator, I didn't know that you were a fellow history buff!!!

Kaption

fireworks, fourth, festive, fun, family friends

Mominator

Glory

Grandeur

Ruth, yes, I'm a history buff. My home town of Easton, Massachusetts was settled 1694, and incorporated 1725. It was like growing up in a living history museum.

Pheasantduster

Holiday - Historical - Honor - Happy Birthday, America !

Kaption

Indepen

ruthbru

Mominator, we spent a week in Boston last fall & did all 'history stuff'.......I was agog with excitement the whole time!

July 4th, of course!

TwoHobbies

Ka-boom!

I hated those loud fireworks as a kid and would hide under the blanket!

ruthbru

Loud! Going to the lake.

Kaption

M 80s-loud firecrackers I don't like.

James Madison

James Monroe

ruthbru

New England, hot bed of the Revolution, neighborhood picnics

Mominator

Original colonies, Old Glory

Opportunities

official, observant, outdoors

JBeans

parade

party

Pheasantduster

Quilting ! ........(yes, it's me the "q" gal I starting to quilt in 1978 for America's Bi-centennial celebration.

John Quincy Adams

ruthbru

Valor, Victory,

TwoHobbies

Washington

Watermelon - can't have 4th of July without watermelon

Pheasantduster

What happened to R - S - T ?

R).... Red, Remembrance, Rights, Rockets

Mominator

service, sacrifice, support, states, speeches, symbols, stars, stripes

badger

taxation w/o representation, (Boston) Tea Party, Thirteen Colonies

Mominator

United States

Under God

Unity, unite, unify

Union

Universal

ruthbru

Valor, Victory, Voting

badger

Washington

Watermelon - can't have 4th of July without watermelon

ruthbru

Expression of American mind (which is what Thomas Jefferson described as the purpose of the Declaration of Independence)

badger

Topic: 4th of July Words

All I can come up with for Y is yesterday LOL.

Kaption

Zounds! Fireworks!

Let's do alliteration phrases.

Awfully angry ants.

ruthbru

Another Y for the 4th of July is Yorktown, where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington,

Busy boys bought Boston Baked Beans.

JBeans

Crazy Canuks curl. (I am one and I do :-)

Mominator

delightful daughters dancing dizzying daydreams

Might describe my daughters's dance recital