New Haven was a center of intellectual and political resistance that punched far above its weight during the Revolution. Yale College — the only institution of higher learning in Connecticut — produced a disproportionate share of the war's officers, chaplains, and political leaders. The town's contribution was as much ideological as military: New Haven helped articulate why independence was necessary and then supplied the men to fight for it.
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The College That Went to War
When visitors see Yale today — the Gothic architecture, the elm-lined courtyards — they do not immediately think of the Revolution. But the college was deeply entangled with the war, and the archives ...
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The Quiet Architect of Independence
Roger Sherman did not have the eloquence of Jefferson, the fire of Adams, or the charm of Franklin. He had something more useful: the ability to find the position that everyone could agree on. In a re...