WILL SELLERS: Misunderstanding The Road To Independence
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Before the Declaration of Independence, there was the Olive Branch Petition. Written 250 years ago on July 5th, the Olive Branch Petition was Thomas Jefferson’s first attempt to explain to King George III why the…
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