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DTSTART:20261205T103000Z
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SUMMARY:First Saturday Program: To Give My Voice in the Matter of Inde
 pendence
DESCRIPTION:The Declaration of Independence is a foundational document
  in American history\, but its ideas had profound implications for the
  diverse people living in Delaware in 1776. While many embraced indepe
 ndence and revolution\, others remained loyal to the British Empire an
 d Crown.\n\nWhat was life in Delaware like at the time of independence
 ? What events and circumstances shaped the colony and influenced its p
 eople? Who participated in the Revolution\, and what opportunities or 
 limitations shaped their involvement?\n\nThis presentation will explor
 e Delaware’s colonial history and identity\, how its people received a
 nd responded to the news of independence\, and the difficult choices t
 hey faced in the years that followed. Through these experiences\, atte
 ndees will gain a deeper understanding of Delaware’s complex Revolutio
 nary War history and the way its people navigated the founding of a ne
 w nation.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Declaration of Independence is a foun
 dational document in American history\, but its ideas had profound imp
 lications for the diverse people living in Delaware in 1776. While man
 y embraced independence and revolution\, others remained loyal to the 
 British Empire and Crown.<br />\n<br />\nWhat was life in Delaware lik
 e at the time of independence? What events and circumstances shaped th
 e colony and influenced its people? Who participated in the Revolution
 \, and what opportunities or limitations shaped their involvement?<br 
 />\n<br />\nThis presentation will explore Delaware’s colonial history
  and identity\, how its people received and responded to the news of i
 ndependence\, and the difficult choices they faced in the years that f
 ollowed. Through these experiences\, attendees will gain a deeper unde
 rstanding of Delaware’s complex Revolutionary War history and the way 
 its people navigated the founding of a new nation.<br />\n
URL:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/first-saturday-program-to-giv
 e-my-voice-in-the-matter-of-independence/?lang=en
ATTACH:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/first-saturday-program-to-
 give-my-voice-in-the-matter-of-independence/?lang=en
ATTACH:https://archives.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/156/2026
 /11/DPA-DEC26-FirstSat-FBEvent-150x150.jpg
LOCATION:Delaware Public Archives\, 121 MLK JR BLVD N\, Dover
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