The Westerly Sun

Was Rhode Island independent prior to the declaration of independence?

Jean Gagnier sat in the Westerly Town Clerk's Library Wednesday afternoon next to a pair of leather bound, double-titled ...
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The Declaration of Independence: Read it, learn it, live it

The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration explained why the 13 colonies at ...
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For July 4: The Declaration of Independence

Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration ...
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A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III

NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary of ...
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Every Individual Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the day is also referred to as Independence Day). This day was when the Declaration ...
Newsday

A year before declaring independence, colonists offered 'Olive Branch' petition to King George III

NEW YORK — Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary of American ...