Words of Our Nation's Founders       "The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution,are worth defending at all hazards and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors; they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood." ... Samuel Adams, 1771       "Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in that field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me give me liberty or give me death!" ........Patrick Henry "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Revolutionary Soldiers During the American Revolution (1775-1783), the colonists wore different uniforms depending on the state they were from and their military rank. This drawing depicts the following uniforms, from left to right, Light Infantry,First City Troops Philadelphia, George Washington's Body Guard, Pennsylvania Line Infantry Private, Continental Artillery Private, Massachusetts Line "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.".... Benjamin Franklin Stamp Act Because Britain had accumulated large war debts, Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765. The act was intended to generate revenues that would help pay for the cost of maintaining a permanent force of British troops in the American colonies. All official documents, including deeds, mortgages, newspapers, and pamphlets, had to bear British government stamps in order to be deemed legal. .....From The Bettmann Archive Colonial America Prior to France's defeat in the French and Indian War (1754-1763), Britain had 13 colonies in North American. Each colony was a separate entity with its own government. Intercolony ties were not created until events, such as the French and Indian War conflicts with Britain, united the colonists. ...From Microsoft Corporation Back to Arkansas State DAR Website Web page maintained by Webmaster Last updated February 17, 2010 Web hyperlinks to non-DAR sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.