01/06/2026
Two hundred fifty years ago today, the Congress of the colony of New Hampshire took the first brave steps toward establishing a free and independent government. They ratified their own state constitution, saying in part, "WE, the members of the Congress of New Hampshire, chosen and appointed by the free suffrages of the people of said colony, and authorized and empowered by them to meet together, and use such means and pursue such measures as we should judge best for the public good; and in particular to establish some form of government...."
It would not be long before all thirteen British colonies banded together to take direct action to declare their independence. The Continental Congress was well aware that the colonial armies were cold and starving, but they supported what New Hampshire did. They believed in the cause of liberty and remained convinced that they could wrestle themselves away from the British Empire.
That's the way it was.
