Wayne Leeper's Blog – March 2010 Archive (2)

From 1781 until 1789 the thirteen colonies were governed by the “Articles of Confederation,” which soon proved to be insufficient for governing the young nation. As…

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The crisis escalated and, with “The shot heard round the world,” the American Revolutionary War began at Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. Just days before, on March 23, Patrick Henry had stood on the floor of the Vir¬ginia House of Burgesses and made a passionate speech which ended with the inspiring words:



“Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace -- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of… Continue