It was Gun Control: The Powder Alarm and the Road to Independence

Despite the fact that it proved to be mostly a false alarm, the “Powder Alarm” of 1774 showed the colonists that the British were serious - and willing to use gun control efforts to keep them in their place.

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Gerry-Mandered

His name forever associated with partisan political trickery, unfortunately few people know much else about Elbridge Gerry. He was a leading revolutionary, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a highly influential figure at the Philadelphia convention, one of only 3 who didn't sign the Constitution, and the 5th Vice-President, serving under James Madison.

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The Founders’ Education

Most people today have little to no familiarity with any of the books that influenced the founders - which is part of why things have gotten so far off the rails. And probably a big reason why government-run education is such a massive roadblock to liberty

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Today in History: Rhode Island Becomes First Colony to Ban Importation of Slaves

Despite the large slave population, and the colony serving as a key player in the slave trade, abolitionist sentiment grew, and on June 13, 1774, the colony enacted "An Act for Prohibiting the Importation of Negros."

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It Was Gun Control: What Started the War for Independence

What finally forced the patriots into a shooting war with the British Army in April 1775 was not taxes or even warrantless searches of homes or occupation by soldiers, but one of many attempts by the British to disarm Americans as part of an overall gun control program

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