We the People: Political divides ran deep as the United States was founded

The Spokesman-Review Commissioned in 1817, John Trumbull’s painting depicts the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. (Library of Congress) Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens.

Today’s question: What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

As the Founding Fathers contemplated whether to split from Great Britain, Americans were deeply divided.“They were bitterly opposed to each other,” said historian H.W. Brands, who has written dozens of biographies on American leaders. “Each side considered the others traitors.”Brands noted that the divide tore […]

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