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1774: Hunterdon Responds to The Coercive Acts In-Person
ON THE THRESHOLD OF INDEPENDENCE: HUNTERDON COUNTY 1775-1776
Within the collections of the Hunterdon County Historical Society, there is a letter from 1774 useful in better understanding how many Jerseyans felt about steps towards independence from England. Written in response to what were known as Parliament’s "Coercive Acts” (a.k.a. the "Intolerable Acts" to many), the Hunterdon County resolves recognized the “rightful King”, but how far were the colonists willing to go towards full separation from the world’s most powerful Empire? Join Historian John Allen for this fascinating talk.
Free. Refreshments follow.
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