Historical Society of Pennsylvania Presents Paths to Independence 1765-1787
Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesIn 1763, following the French and Indian War, most American colonists cherished their place in the British Empire and expressed loyalty to King George III. Yet by 1776, many of those same colonists were ready to declare independence, denouncing the king as a “Royal Brute.” Paths to Independence explores how such a dramatic transformation in political allegiance and public sentiment occurred in just over a decade. Featuring rare original documents from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s collections, including letters, pamphlets, broadsides, and drafts of the Articles of Confederation, which was the first constitution of the United States, the display traces
