Recapturing the True Spirit of ’76
Isnโt the United States the greatest โnationโ on earth? The Pledge of Allegiance tells us so, right? Most Americans think so. They believe the Spirit of โ76 and the ensuing War for Independence birthed a unitary nation. But this notion has been fundamentally wrong...
The Struggle for American Independence: Independence!
In this episode, I cover the independence movements in the colonies. First with Rhode Island and Virginia, which severed their allegiances autonomously and formed independent republican governments prior to the Declaration of Independence. I next move to the Second...
Today in History: Passage of the Lee Resolution for Ties with Great Britain to be “Totally Dissolved”
Today in History, on July 2 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed the Richard Henry Lee resolution, which called for ties between Great Britain and the American states to be โtotally dissolved.โ The vote was unanimous amongst the colonies, all of which had one...