See if this helps "North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO<span>) was founded on 4 April 1949 in Washington, D.C. On behalf of the </span>United States<span>, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed by Dean Acheson, secretary of state throughout President Harry S. Truman's second term. The founding members of the Atlantic alliance consisted of the United States, </span>United Kingdom<span>, </span>France<span>, </span>Canada<span>, </span>Norway<span>, </span>Denmark<span>, </span>Iceland<span>, </span>Belgium<span>, the </span>Netherlands<span>, Luxembourg, </span>Portugal<span>, and Italy. The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty on 21 July 1949 by a vote of 82 to 13 "</span>
In response to the stamp act and other acts of the Parliament the colonies united for the first time as Congress in 1765.
I want to say Thomas Jefferson.. but I'm not sure If it's right