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How New Englanders Reacted to the War of 1812

Massachusetts Governor Caleb Strong urged New Englanders to fast.  Touching on his region’s roots in English history he denounced the war “against the nation from which we are descended, and which for many generations has been the bulwark of the … Continue reading

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