The War of Independence was won by Brits
The American Museum in Bath, England, is celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States by exhibiting a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence. The article discusses the complex relationship between Britain and the American Revolution, highlighting that many colonists still identified as British during the conflict. It suggests that the Revolution was more about asserting British values than rejecting British identity.
- ▪The American Museum in Bath is showcasing one of the 26 surviving copies of the Declaration of Independence.
- ▪Many colonists viewed themselves as British subjects during the American Revolution.
- ▪The Revolution was seen as an assertion of British values such as personal autonomy and representative government.
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The American Museum in Bath, England, is one of my favorite places. Housed in a handsome 18th-century manor house, honey-colored like most Cotswold buildings, it perches on a hillside on the edge of town, commanding views that make visiting Americans feel a stab of British patriotism. Like the rest of Britain, it is in celebratory mode, cheering the 250th birthday of the world’s greatest republic. Among other things, it is exhibiting one of the 26 surviving copies of the Declaration of Independence printed by John Dunlap on July 4, 1776, a copy captured by Loyalists during the fighting and sent to Britain by Gen. William Howe. Recommended Stories Sen.
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