POINT OF VIEW

It Did Not Happen Fast!

When Americans reflect on the American Revolution, they too often fail to realize the time expended by those who invested in creating a new government. This was not a quickly unfolding event.

It started with the Stamp Act crisis in 1765, when colonists revolted against this tax. It continued until George Washington was elected as the first President of the new United States of America in 1789. It t…