The Most Important (and Missed) Part of the Declaration of Independence

We tend to focus on the philosophical stuff at the beginning of the Declaration of Independence.. But the most important part comes as the very end – the declaration itself. Free and Independent States: The colonies seceded from Great Britain as 13 individual,...
The Co-Op Called the United States

The Co-Op Called the United States

The confederacy under the Articles of Confederation was a failed attempt at a “co-op” among the 13 colonies that had become sovereign nations by the outcome of the American Revolution. When that failure became obvious, the need for a closer unification and...