George Washington's Revolution
July 1774, George Washington declared himself a loyal servant of the king, a British constitutionalist, and told Parliament it was renegade assembly with no power over Virginia.
King George III made a mess of things between 1775 and 1776, leading the Patriots to declare independence. Their Declaration of Independence is boldly anti-King George. But in 1774, George Washington and his then friend, George Mason, set their constitutional sites squarely on Parliament.
The opening of the document imm…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to History Wars to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.