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As relations between the Crown and the colonies
deteriorated during the years between 1774 and
1776, Governor
William Franklin remained loyal
to
King George III. His loyalty to King George
III during the time of worsening relations
between the colonies and
Great Britain caused a
tragic rift between the governor and his famous
patriot father,
Benjamin Franklin.
New Jersey is
called the crossroads of the American
Revolution, because it held a key geographical
position at the center of the new nation. The
most famous of battles was the
Battle of Trenton
where
George Washington led his ragged troops
across the ice-choked Delaware and assaulted the
unsuspecting Hessians at Trenton. His victory
bolstered sagging morale, changing the course of
the
American Revolution. On December 18, 1787,
New Jersey became the third state to ratify the
Constitution of the United States after
Delaware
and Pennsylvania.
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