A tyrannical government ruled with an iron fist. Brave men and women banded together and formed an alliance to combat "no taxation without representation".
Here is a list of the original thirteen colonies which formed the Continental Congress:
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
The Colony of Virginia was the first to be established in 1607. Representatives of Virginia were instrumental in not only the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, but for their actions afterwards by providing leadership in the Continental Congress, and our military .
My favorite founding father is George Washington of Virginia depicted here at age 45:
Image sources:
lcps.org/cms/lib4/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/12099/13 Colonies Map Color Filled.png
mtvernon.org
"tyrannical" hahahah yeah right. Anyways don't get me wrong, I'm for independent Murica
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Have a safe July 4th @elephantas1 and thanks for your reply :)
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All I can say is 'Merica! Lol. I hope you had a good 4th brother! : ) Great post on the history of our wonderful country!
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Thank you sir! We shot off a few fireworks. LoL
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Hey man. They still go BOOM! Lol
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You received a 3.00 Upvote from @worldclassplayer
STEEM ON
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