Celebrate America's
250th Anniversary
with the Founding Fathers

Britain imposed the Stamp Act, taxing printed materials in the colonies without their consent. In response, a secret network called the Sons of Liberty organized protests, boycotts, and acts of resistance, planting the seeds of revolution and the principle of 'no taxation without representation.'

On March 5, British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists on King Street in Boston, killing five men including Crispus Attucks. The incident, widely publicized by figures like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, inflamed anti-British sentiment and became a rallying point for colonial resistance.

On December 16, members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded three British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. The act of defiance against the Tea Act and British taxation without representation pushed the colonies closer to open revolution.

On July 4, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, authored principally by Thomas Jefferson. Thirteen colonies proclaimed their separation from British rule, establishing the ideals of liberty and self-governance that would define a new nation.

The Revolutionary War ended with the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain formally recognized American independence. General George Washington, who led the Continental Army through eight years of conflict, resigned his commission and returned to private life.

Delegates gathered in Philadelphia to draft the U.S. Constitution, creating the framework for the federal government. Benjamin Franklin, at 81 the oldest delegate, urged every member to sign despite reservations, calling it the best achievable compromise.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution were ratified, guaranteeing fundamental freedoms including speech, religion, press, and assembly. James Madison, who drafted the amendments, drew on the Virginia Declaration of Rights and Enlightenment philosophy.

The United States marks its semiquincentennial, 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. Through AI, we can now engage with the Founding Fathers' ideas directly, asking them the questions that matter to us today.