In the 1770s and 80s, a revolution was fought for the cause of liberty. The Founding Fathers believed that there was no other solution to ending the tyranny of Great Britain. As such, in 1776, they penned the Declaration of Independence and announced that they were free from the power of King George’s hand.

As we all know, the colonists won their war - the revolutionaries secured their Independence when General Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown in October 1781 and the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. The Patriots put their words into actions and proved that they meant what they said - they wanted Independence and they were willing to die for it. They lived out Patrick Henry’s inspiring proclamation - “give me liberty or give me death!”

But in the summer of 1787 something changed from the Revolution mindset.

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