The state of Colorado became a state in 1876, one hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). That is why it is nicknamed The Centennial State.
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It got the nickname because it became a state in 1876, 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
It would depend on which country you are talking about. In America, the 4th of July was celebrated as early as 1777, one year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a military gun salute in the state of Rhode Island. In 1938 the 4th of July was declared a national holiday.
USA became independent in 1776The independence of the United States of America was formally recognized by Britain in the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War, on September 3, 1783.
The U.S. Constitution was written is the same Pennsylvania State House where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where George Washington received his commission as Commander of the Continental Army. Now called Independence Hall, the building still stands today on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, directly across from the National Constitution Center.the Pennsylvania State House
The thirteen colonies gained independence when the Declaration of Independence was announced. Not when it was signed because it was signed a while after the colonies had declared independence and were now fighting in a war for it.