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Today’s newsletter is merely curated articles (except Parting Shot) for your reading enjoyment. Enjoy a few minutes of YOU time and take in a little of this great country’s history. Who knows…you might even learn something. I hope all of you have wonderful Independence Day and take a moment to ponder how fontunate we are to live in the greatest country in the world. Stay Strange my friend and see you Saturday morning. Don’t miss the end and the Parting Shot.
INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4, 1776
Early America
Life in Colonial America Prior to the Revolutionary War
When we peel back the layers of American history, we are often tasked with trying to identify what people of the time were thinking and doing to survive....
Different Occupations of Early Colonists
Link - occupation.html#T
Our early American colonists did not have quite the same employment opportunities as we do today. There were no TV producers, car salesmen, rocket scientists, and certainly no computer programmers. The first emigrants to America had occupations concerned primarily with simple, basic survival in the New World. They were, for the most part, skilled laborers, who could make things most of us now only dabble in as hobbies.
The 13 Colonies
The 13 Colonies: Map, Original States & Facts | HISTORY
The 13 Colonies were a group of colonies of Great Britain that settled on the Atlantic coast of America in the 17th and 18th centuries. The colonies declared independence in 1776 to found the United States of America.
BEFORE INDEPENDENCE
7 Events That Enraged Colonists and Led to the American Revolution
Colonists didn't just take up arms against the British out of the blue. A series of events escalated tensions that culminated in America's war for independence.
Timeline of the Revolution - American Revolution (U.S. National Park Service)
The Battle That Changed Our Lives
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/saratoga#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Saratoga%20was%20a%20turning%20point%20in%20the%20Revolutionary%20War.
Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the...
The Most Famous Battle of the American Revolution
The Yorktown Campaign
Learn more about Washington's great triumph at Yorktown in October of 1781.
Leading Up to Independence
Drafting the Declaration
Committee of Five
Declaration of Independence: Right to Institute New Government | Exhibitions - Library of Congress
Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the defining event in Thomas Jefferson's life. Drawing on documents, such as the Virginia Declaration of Rights, state and local calls for independence, and his own draft of a Virginia constitution, Jefferson wrote a stunning statement of the colonists' right to rebel against the British government and establish their own based on the premise that all men are created equal and have the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Greatest Nation
Declaration of Independence (1776)
I wonder how many of us could OR would honestly say this today?
Parting Shot
We, as MEN, should make it a priority to understand our country’s history, how we became free and how the country has gotten to where it is now. Our forefathers were not passive men when it came to the rule of law as it imposed into their lives, nor the were they naive to the cost of freedom. Many men (and not only men) of this country have lost their moral compass, their understanding of what it means to be a true MAN, and many truly do not care about America’s tomorrow and only care about themselves. This cannot solely be attributed to the countrymen’s own true will, but we as MEN have succumbed to being apathetic, fearful and let the country continue to meander down the path she is on. The trajectory of our nation will continue to spiral until the MEN of this country will stand together as one and have each other’s back. If this coming together ever happens again, as it did in the late 1700’s, there will surely be much pushback and turmoil. There will be more dread than the anything the British ensued upon our young country…and there will be suffering. There will be suffering before there will be change. It is true, much blood was shed so that the freedoms of this country are beholden forever by her citizens, yet that does not mean one is free to partake in any fancy they desire. This is not a political newsletter by any means, but the men of this country have held their tongues and shackled their hands as it pertains to the direction this country has taken over the past 60 years. The following is but just a small impression of where we are currently as a nation, and it is so true. The night of the debate (Trump vs. Biden) last week (June 27, 2024), one of the MEN of our neighborhood group text shared: “330 million souls and this is the best we can do?” I would suspect the founding fathers would not only share the same sentiment but would be wholly ashamed of the country their beloved America has become. I have no solutions to share except that we as MEN should kneel to the Father and pray for the wisdom of Solomon (I Kings 3: 5-9), the courage of David as he faced the giant Goliath, and the conviction of Paul as he was steadfast in his sharing the gospel of Christ. If we humble ourselves as MEN, and seek Him, I truly believe the Lord will bring the great greatness of this country back and share it with His MEN.
Love you guys…and Stay Strange!!
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