No Permanent Alliances: Foreign Policy of Washington and Jefferson
George Washington: โIt is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.โ Thomas Jefferson: โCommerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.โ Path to Liberty: April 24, 2024...
Tax Resistance and the Birth of American Independence
86 years and a day before the “shot heard ’round the world” – the people of Boston and surrounding towns rose up and overthrew the royal governor in a dispute that started over tax resistance to arbitrary power. Path to Liberty: April 15, 2024...
First for Independence: The Halifax Resolves of 1776
April 12, 1776 – the first official action by one of the colonies in full support of declaring independence. The Halifax Resolves were also the first example of a colony-wide assembly admitting that reconciliation with the British was no longer an option. Path...