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Arguments Against Independence in Colonial Debate
The speaker questions the push for a Declaration of independence arguing it may prolong war and weaken union. He warns against declaring independence without treaties or internal agreement and muses on future boundaries and the risk of partition. He cites fear of burning towns and frontier chaos as consequences to avoid.
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Boston
Great Britain
Commonwealth of Colonies
Hudson’s River