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When Thomas Jefferson was writing the Declaration of Independence in the weeks leading up July 4, 1776, he wanted to not only ...
Troops have also reportedly detained U.S. Citizens before turning them over to local law enforcement, ... King George III of England (1738-1820) king in 1760-1820, ...
Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...
The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for one of the war’s most infamous conflagrations.
He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...
Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...
King George III had sent troops to suppress citizens who were protesting his abuses of power. Our country's fight for equality and freedom, ...
We can’t just sit on our hands and simply take advantage of our nation’s many blessings, writes guest columnist Jim Jones.
In the spring of 1775, the royal governor of Massachusetts, appointed by King George III, commanded 700 Redcoats to march to Lexington to suppress the colony’s Patriots. Almost exactly 250 years ...
The U.S. has long struggled to live up to the ideals laid out in the declaration and the Constitution. But no president has ...