Every American owes a debt that can never be paid to our “First Citizens.”
Without
these brave souls, we wouldn’t have a country. There would be no
America. No “We The People.” No freedoms. No free speech. No rights. We
must protect our way of life. Our Republic.
On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island, the last of the original 13 colonies, joined the United States.
The
new 13 States are (not in order of joining the union): Connecticut,
Georgia, Rhode Island, New York, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia,
WE THE PEOPLE are the “Citizens” of the Republic for the United States of America…
At the end of the convention, it was a woman who was excited to know what our Founders created for America. She yelled out to Ben Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what do we have, inferring ‘hopefully not a monarchy or aristocracy?”
Benjamin Franklin replied, “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
The “First Veterans” are the patriots who won and were finally free from the power of the kings. Free from dominance, taxation and obey or else slave rule.
Sovereignty
The War of 1812-1815
The British tried to restrict U.S. trade, and the young country’s desire to expand its territory.
June 18, 1812, President James Madison, the 4th President and one of the Founding Fathers, reluctantly signed a declaration of war against Britain.
The young United States took on Great Britain again. This would be the final destiny of the young country’s future.
On September 11, 1814, at the Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain in New York, the American navy soundly defeated the British fleet.
September 13, 1814, Baltimore’s Fort McHenry withstood 25 hours of bombardment by the British Navy.
The following morning, the fort’s soldiers hoisted an enormous American flag, a sight that inspired Francis Scott Key to write a poem that would later be set to music and become known as “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
On February 17, 1815, the Treaty of Ghent was ratified and the war ended.
After the War, Americans felt a new sense of patriotism and a strong national identity. This stronger federal government favored trade, western expansion, a strengthened military and the development of the economy. — History.com
We The People gained respect from other nations in the world… and the rest is history. ///