In continuing with my 40 days of Sesame Street, wherein I post awesome Sesame Street videos that showcase the issues we care about at TakePart I couldn’t stop thinking about all of the awesome 4th of July posts here on TakePart and how our good friends at Sesame Street handled The American Revolution.

The answer is, of course, incredibly well. Below Grover and the gang all help kids to understand exactly why America is America.

Grover and George Washington get the job done in The American Revolution:

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Thomas Jefferson and Grover write in The American Revolution:

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The entire gang discusses making our country what it is:

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Ernie and Bert discuss George Washington crossing The Delaware

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*photo by stev.ie (CC)