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History Clutter or not, history is another of my off duty pursuits. American History is fascinating, particularly the history of the Founding Period and the events leading up to it. A great experiment in freedom was launched . . . at the right time, in the right place, and with the right people. To my knowledge, the feat has never been duplicated. Imitated perhaps, but not repeated to this day. As I sketched out this page, I thought of putting a forum on it, a place where amateur historians (and real historians, if they had a mind to) could get together to discuss the events and characters connected with the founding of our nation. But either there is not enough interest, or this page has not been found by enough people to make a forum worthwhile. The latter is hopefully the case, and perhaps in the future we can get a full-blown message board going here. When I was first exposed to the Internet it was through America Online. AOL had a Revolutionary War Forum that was pretty good, but as it went along it got a little rowdy (the Rev War was being fought all over again), and AOL dropped it. I began looking around for other sites. I found several good sites addressing the Revolution but none aimed toward the broader spectrum of events. In other words, while the war was a significant event indeed, it only encompassed about eight years of a much longer period that I like to think of as the Founding Period, a period that stretches roughly from the French and Indian War (the Seven Years War) through the War of 1812. It was, after all, as a result of the Seven Years War that certain taxes and restrictions were imposed by the British on the colonists. And it was during this protracted period that certain prominent Americans began to question the authority of Parliament to enact any kind of law at all in North America. Parliament didn't see it quite that way, and the American Revolution resulted. Britain ultimately surrendered, but it was not until the conclusion of the War of 1812 that the United States could consider itself on sound footing, either domestically or internationally. (For all my friends in England, this is my version and I intend to stick to it. As you know, though, I'm always willing to listen.) I strongly encourage the discussion of not only the Revolutionary War but all the significant events that preceded it and resulted from it. The making of the Constitution comes to mind. I will greatly appreciate suggestions and comments. If you have an interest in the subject matter (from either side of the Atlantic), please help me build this page. John Bridge History Forum As of March, 2002, I have established a History Forum in our message board area. It might not be quite as serious as some would like it, but it is a forum in the true sense of the term. You may post anything you want there -- and there is a very good chance you will find someone to discuss it with you (or argue about it). To the History Forum American History Links The
Avalon Project (Yale Law School) Links
from Penn State University Thomas
Jefferson Resources Autobiography
of Benjamin Franklin George
Washington's Papers (Univ. of Virginia)
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