The American Revolution: An Everyday Life Perspective

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Religion as Cause of Revolution

Joseph Galloway (1731-1803), a former speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly and close friend of Benjamin Franklin, opposed the Revolution and fled to England in 1778.

Historical and Political Reflections on the Rise and Progress of the American RebellionHistorical and Political Reflections on the Rise and Progress of the American Rebellion
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Historical and Political Reflections on the Rise and Progress of the American Rebellion [page 54] - [page 55]
Joseph Galloway, London: G. Wilkie, 1780
Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (81)
Citation source: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/obj-list.html

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