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Historical engraving depicting a crowd gathered outside a colonial-era building with classical columns and architecture. Figures in 18th-century dress stand on the building's steps and entrance while others assemble in the foreground. The scene illustrates the public reading of the Declaration of Independence in colonial Philadelphia, a pivotal moment in American history.
"It was received with universal shouts of joy": The Declaration of Independence is read aloud across the new United States of America
How did British colonists learn they were citizens of the United States of America in July and August 1776? The news spread through broadsides enclosed in letters, newspapers passed between neighbors...
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Historic brick building with a central clock tower and arched belfry, topped by a flagpole. The symmetrical façade features tall windows and a central doorway with steps. Leafless trees and neighboring buildings frame the scene under a clear blue sky.
"...the most debasing and detestable tyranny": Rhode Island Rebels Against the Empire
On the fourth day of May in 1776, the General Assembly of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations cast aside their colonial shackles and declared themselves independent. The declaration came in...
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