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Official records of the original colonies and the early United States. The First Continental Congress (1774) addressed "intolerable acts" by the British. The Second Continental Congress (1775-1781) created the Declaration of Independence and the first national government. The Congress of the Confederation (1781-1789) followed. Read important papers, letters, treaties, and reports--famous and obscure--relating to the formation of the new nation, as penned by the founding fathers.…More
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I wouldn't try to say that the War of 1812 was the first US war to the veterans of the Miami Campaign (1785-95), the Quasi-War (1798-1800), or the Barbary Coast War (1801-1805).1776skulker commented on this Spotlight. (6 days ago)
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I am proud to be an American.
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Thank you for presenting this important document. Only a few Americans realize that the War of 1812 was the FIRST war that the US fought as an independent country. Francis Scott Key saw the American flag flying over Ft. McHenry and gave it a song.
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