Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Lecture, Tuesday May 12th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., John Curtis Free Library<\/p>\n
To Declare for Independence: South Shore Town Meetings in Revolutionary
\nMassachusetts<\/p>\n
Two hundred and fifty years ago, British troops were besieged in Boston by
\ncolonists fighting for their rights at English subjects. But that all
\nchanged after the publication of Common Sense in January, arguing for a new
\nand independent nation. The idea of independence from Britain grew
\nthroughout the thirteen colonies and the Continental Congress. In May 1776,
\nevery Massachusetts town was required by the Provincial Congress to vote on
\n\u201cthe momentous subject of Independence.\u201d All across Massachusetts the
\npeople responded.<\/p>\n
Hanover\u2019s residents in open town meeting, along with other South Shore
\ntowns, voted unanimously in favor of Independence from Great Britain.
\nOn July 4th, the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the nation was
\nborn.<\/p>\n
This presentation tells the story of that decision through the voices of
\nthe participants, in original letters, newspapers, town, and provincial
\nrecords.<\/p>\n
For more information, please contact Rebecca Griffith at
\nhanoverhistoricalsociety@gmail.com .<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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Dear fellow Hanoverians: Lecture, Tuesday May 12th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., John Curtis Free Library To Declare for Independence: South Shore Town Meetings in Revolutionary Massachusetts Two hundred and fifty years ago, British troops were besieged in Boston by … Continue reading