Sparks Commentary

“An act to allow a drawback of the duties of customs on the exportation of tea to any of his Majesty's colonies or plantations in Ameri...

“When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village [Hannibal, Missouri] on the west bank of the Missis...

Many pirate movies take place in this general time period, and so do many history movies I grew up on pirate movies like “Treasure Island,” ...

“Do you hear in the fields The howling of those fearsome soldiers? They are coming into your midst To slit the throats of your sons and con...

“And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our ...

“An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America …” – Long title of the “Quebec Ac...

“An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America , towards furth...

“... That the said colonies and plantations in America have been, are, and of right ought to be, subordinate unto, and dependent upon the ...

“The Stile of this Confederacy shall be ' The United States of America '.” – Article I of the “Articles of Confederation and per...

"Since the English have in their power an officer and two cadets, and, in general all the prisoners whom they took when [they] assas...

"[The Congress shall have the power] To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten...

"The enumeration [or "listing"] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others ...

The History Channel has made a few documentaries about the lives of the  Founding Fathers . There is one in particular that I would like t...