Is America the Country it Set Out to Be? By brianbass4410 Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence signed Colonies declare war on Great Britain in hopes of gaining true freedom over tyranny Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Sep 29, 2015 How did we get here? Sep 17, 1787 Constitution signed, granted "all" Americans certain rights and freedoms Apr 12, 1861 Civil War begins as the country is split over which Americans really have rights. Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King shot fighting to gain equal rights for all Americans, some 100 years after the Civil War. Aug 14, 2014 Riots break out in Ferguson, Missouri over racial injustice issues. Country has many following racially charged incidents in the next year.
