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A Patriot’s view of the history and direction of our Country

The Road to Independence – American War for Independence

(1775 to 1783)

The year of our declared independence was 1776. This decision
by the Second Continental Congress was not the original intent of

their convening, and was not a proposition taken lightly – they were
still seeking to petition the crown to redress the oppression and

taxation without representation; continually denied by the crown.
To support the concept of independence was treasonous and

punishable by death. The closing sentence of our Declaration of

Independence is, “And for the support of this declaration, with a firm
reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge
to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” Each of

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the fifty-seven signers (from August 2 1776 to January 17 1777)
of this document faced death if captured and returned to England
(under the aforementioned Administration of Justice Act). This

sentence should not be taken lightly, our Founding Fathers were

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