The Revolution ended British rule, but did it really end the disputes Britain left behind? How could America settle competing claims when the king who once acted as referee was gone? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary, “How Colonial Charters Continued To Haunt The New Republic,” to see how old colonial claims, weak national authority, and the promise of Western New York created a conflict that threatened the young republic.
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