This Isn’t Rebellion. It’s Survival.

About this episode

The episode discusses the critical decision made by early American leaders to resist oppression during the American Revolution.

“Unconditional submission” or “resistance by force.” Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, and the Second Continental Congress said those were their two terrible options less than 3 months after the battles of Lexington and Concord. Live on their knees or fight to the death. They chose the latter. On this episode, it’s one of the most important, but forgotten and ignored documents of the American Revolution: the one that detailed their decision, why they were fighting BACK. The post This Isn’t Rebellion. It’s Survival. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

People in this episode

Host: Tenth Amendment Center

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• resistance
• historical documents
• political philosophy
• founding fathers

Keywords

• rebellion
• survival
• Lexington and Concord
• historical context
• political resistance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Second Continental Congress

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