1776 Declaration of Independence Advent Calendar — with special mailing envelope boston The printing of the image

The printing of the image of the coffins of the dead in the Boston Gazette the week after the event became a rallying cry for opposition to British tyranny

emphasizing the necessity of colonial unity against French expansion and Native American alliances during the escalating tensions of the French and Indian War

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Reed suggests a “flag with a white ground and a tree in the middle

1776 Declaration of Independence Advent Calendar — with special mailing envelope boston The printing of the imageMake the countdown to Christmas historic with our advent calendar showing what at the time was the Pennsylvania State House where the Declaration was signed along with the signatures of all of the men who signed the Declaration. Each day reveals a new elementan object or eventrelated to the drafting and passage of the Declaration. A QR code on the back links to more information on what was behind each day's window. (We will add each day around