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The Founding Fathers: New Jersey
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David Brearly, New Jersey
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The American Revolution in New Jersey
The Day is Ours: An Inside View of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton
Dwyer, William, New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press,
“William Franklin”
In The Governors of New Jersey, Biographical Essays
Edited by Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner
Gerlach, Larry R. Trenton: New Jersey Historical Commission, (online publication), pp.
New Jersey From Colony to State,
Richard P. McCormick. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press,
New Jersey's Revolutionary Experience (Pamphlet Series)
New Jersey in the American Revolution, A Documentary History
“The Movement for Independence”
(Stirrings of Discontent, the Road to Rebellion, Divided Loyalties), pp.
“Fighting for Freedom”
(Invasion and Retreat, Turning the Tide, the Interminable War, Between War and Peace), pp.
“William Livingston”
In The Governors of New Jersey, Biographical Essays
Edited by Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner.
Ryan, Dennis, Trenton: New Jersey Historical Commission, (online publication), pp.
“Good Golly Miss Molly: In Search of the Real Molly Pitcher”
Marc Mappen and David Martin(online article)
New Jersey History Partnership Project
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New Jersey in the American Revolution
Main article: History of New Jersey
New Jersey played a central role in the American Revolution both politically and militarily. It was the site of more than 90 military engagements, including the pivotal battles of Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth. George Washington led his army across the state four times and encamped there during three hard winters, enduring some of the greatest's setbacks of the war as well as seminal victories.[1] New Jersey's decisive role in the conflict earned it the title, "Crossroads of the American Revolution".[2]
New Jersey society was deeply polarized in their views and support of the revolution. Many citizens had emigrated from England and maintained a sense of loyalty to the British Crown; others had economic, social, or familial ties to the mother country.[1] Among the most notable loyalists was the state governor, William Franklin, the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin, a leading revolutionary figure. Several Slaves joined sides with the British in return for promises of freedom. For example, Colonel Tye was a slave who escaped and joined the British army, leading constant raids against the people of New Jersey.[3]
Throughout the Revolutionary War, there we