People in New York City heard about the Declaration of Independence several days later, General George Washington brought the official copy to his troops. That evening, excited Patriots tore down the statue of British King George III. They melted the down the metal statue. With that metal they made bullets to use against the British.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the second continental congress on July 4th, 1776 (Independence Day). This agreement was based on working edited copies of Thomas Jefferson's work. On July 8th, 1776 in Independence Square, Colonel John Nixon read one such copy allowed to the public, so empowering those who heard it that they stormed the Pennsylvania State house, ripped down the king's coat of arms, and burned it. It wasn't until early August, 1776, after the final copy had been written, that it was actually signed by the delegates.
This is, of course, metaphorical. A shot is not literally going to be heard around the world, but it can set in motion events of global importance. When the American Colonies declared it was time for England to give America her independence. England was not going to do it without a fight. The American Revolutionary War, was the inspiration of other countries around the world, who wanted freedom and independence also. When the guns were fired that began the first battle of the American Revolutionary War, it became known by the expression for "The shot heard around the world."
-lexington and concordThe war of independence(http://www.earlyamerica.com/shot_heard.htm)
Samuel Adams remarked that it was a glorious morning for America when he heard about gunfire at the Battle of Lexington. The Battle of Lexington was one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War, which led to American independence.
It gave some courage and determination but made others unhappy.
well the shot heard around the world was the beginning of the war and the declaration of independence was the end of the war.
I will number the events in order.French and Indian WarBoston Tea PartyLexington and Concord ( your line "a shot heard around the world" happened thereResolution of Independence
Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" was published at the start of 1776 and was regarded as a best-seller of the time. More than 150,000 authorized copies were sold and nearly everyone in the colonies read the booklet or heard it read publicly. The pamphlet ignited quite a lot of interest in the idea of independence. The actual Declaration was signed in the middle of the year and the Revolution was already underway by the time the Declaration became a public document.
They didn't inspire colonists, but Jefferson. Most of the colonists never heard of either man, but Jefferson was a thinker, reader, and philosopher and he placed their thinking in the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson's target audience was the American people. He wanted to unify the nation that due to differences between loyalist and radicals was not working together to overthrow Britain and gain it's independence. Jefferson's defiant Declaration of Independence had a universal impact unmatched by any other American document. This "shout heard round the world" has been a source of inspiration to countless revolutionary movements against arbitrary authorities.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the second continental congress on July 4th, 1776 (Independence Day). This agreement was based on working edited copies of Thomas Jefferson's work. On July 8th, 1776 in Independence Square, Colonel John Nixon read one such copy allowed to the public, so empowering those who heard it that they stormed the Pennsylvania State house, ripped down the king's coat of arms, and burned it. It wasn't until early August, 1776, after the final copy had been written, that it was actually signed by the delegates.
This quote is from a minuteman statue on the Concord bridge. When the American Revolution began the fist shots were fired April 19, 1775 and changed the world. It will be another year before the Declaration of Independence was written declaring independence. The other monarchies in Europe were afraid that revolution would spread to them.
It happened in Lexington & Concord. (:
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the centennial of US independence
I heard it was a burn.
Heard he came out of the closet?