History. 1815 Sovereign Nation

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,

History. 1789 America’s First President

 

On September 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally replaced the term United Colonies with “United States” of America.

According to History.com, 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin left France as minister in 1785 and returned once again to Philadelphia USA. He was the oldest Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

By September 17, 1787, seven articles made up the structural format of the Constitution. Laws and enforcement mechanisms would maintain compliance with the “Constitution” to secure our Republic.

History. 1787 U.S. Constitution

The Patriots won a war to get away from the oppression near tyranny they’d already experienced. They fought a bloody battle to be free from obey or else “taxed bondage.”

In writing the Constitution, the Founders established a framework that included, but were not limited to:

Goal 1. Establish a Constitutional Republic

History. 1776 Independence

The Declaration of Independence meant war. The signers knew they’d have to fight for their liberty.

It was the descendants of this new land’s settlers, pilgrims and colonists who were once called “surplus population” and disposable “property” of England who were willing to fight the  deadly battle sure to come.

The rebellion from British control was based on the political philosophy of republicanism, as expressed by Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Paine.

History. 1775 Break From The Monarchy

According to Military History, 1775 Coloniist represented a wide array of social, economic, ethnic and racial backgrounds.

They included lawyers like John Adams and Alexander Hamilton; planters like Thomas Jefferson and George Mason; merchants like Alexander McDougall and ordinary farmers like Daniel Shays and Joseph Plumb Martin.

These brave men with families were everyday people; neighbors, tradesmen like builders; religious leaders; school teachers and physicians.

History: 1607 Surplus Population

It was the age of mercantilism, a competitive economic environment that pushed European nations to acquire as many colonies as they could.

You see, colonies were business ventures. Countries generally selected their own citizens who were not part of elite society. After all, their colonies were money-making ventures.

Not necessarily citizen settlements. Colonies provided an outlet to enrich the parent country, and it was a way to get rid of their unwanted surplus population.

History: 1482 Land Ho!

1492 to 1815. This is a great story about how America was born. From sending a surplus population to work in the colonies, to slaves, to a sovereign nation, here is an abbreviated explanation in seven short parts. It’s America’s 323-year journey about how America became to be.

America began with discovery of a land mass. It was the people who paved the path to becoming a sovereign nation, a supreme power recognized by all nations.

America’s journey began on August 3, 1492, when Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer and his crew set sail from Spain in three ships: the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.