1776? The American Revolution Really Started in the 1600s

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At the Wadsworth Atheneum, <i>Hooker’s Party</i>, judges in a cave, and an old oak tree point to 1776. <img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Reverend-Thomas-Hooker.jpg?fit=617%2C360&#038;ssl=1" />

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