Senin, 06 November 2017

One Revolution, Two Wars

Redcoats were not the only enemies of American Independence. The Declaration of Independence said that by July 1776 the time had come “for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another.” But the signers knew they did not speak for “one people” but for a people including Americans who opposed …

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