Bastille Day is French "Independence Day" and in America it is called "Fourth of July". The thing that you need to know is in France it is not called Bastille Day, only Americans call it that way because it would be calling the Fourth of July "Declaration Day". 14 in French is quartorze, July in French is Juillet. The Americans celebrate this day for being American and French celebrate for being French. The reason 4th of July is France's Holiday is because Bastille stands for French revolution. The reason the French revolution started was because France had been ruled by the Catholic church and French Monarchs. The reason the revolution started was because the church was only taking taxes from the poor and not the rich which made the French people extremely angry but, for America things started very differently. The Declaration of Independence was held in Philadelphia Independence Square. There were congress and people celebrating with bonfires, fireworks, and bells. The Declaration of Independence was initiated by Thomas Jefferson if I'm not mistaken and bunch of other men too.
To be exact here is a list of every one who signed: EVERYTHING IS FROM MY KNOWLEDGE FROM HISTORY CLASS. THE REST FROM MY HISTORY BOOK.
