While colonial America may have had friends in Britain, the relationship between the two countries was less than ideal. In the essay by John A. Ragosta, he claims, "With friends like these, perhaps the war really was inevitable." Read the full essay, part of A Call to Liberty, here!
You can also check out our lead essay titled Educational Experience and the Challenge to Empire by David Womersley as well as our two other pamphlet commentary essays by Elizabeth Amato and Josh Herring.
A Call to Liberty is a two-year, 24-part series by Liberty Fund that strives to reawaken interest in and respect for the Declaration of Independence as we approach its 250th anniversary in July of 2026.
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