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To: GreenLanternCorps
You are indeed correct. Franklin's son was also Royal Governor of New Jersey.

The old formula was a third, a third and a third: Loyalist, Patriot and Leave Me Alone. One particular area during the RevWar that exemplifies this was Westchester County in NY--for most of the war it was a no man's land fraught with danger for those traversing it unarmed. The so-called "Cowboys" were Loyalists who brought meat to the Brits who were running things from NYC.

Some areas of the colonies had more representation among the neutrals, for instance, the Quakers in PA and the Dutch farmers in Brooklyn, NY.

23 posted on 01/20/2006 6:01:28 AM PST by Pharmboy (The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
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To: Pharmboy

It is also worth noting that the term "patriotism" has only endured because we were successful. At the time, it was treason.

Robert E. Lee is considered a great American by many, but the label of "patriot" is never used.


26 posted on 01/20/2006 6:16:50 AM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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