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New Jersey Authorizes Independence: June 21, 1776

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. The iconic painting of Washington's surprise Christmas 1776 crossing from Pennsylvania into New Jersey, six months after New Jersey authorized independence on June 21, 1776

On June 21, 1776, New Jersey authorized its delegates to vote for independence, six days after arresting William Franklin, the sitting royal governor and Benjamin Franklin's estranged son.

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Pennsylvania's Conference of Committees: June 18, 1776

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the Continental Congress met and, after the June 18, 1776 Conference of Committees, Pennsylvania authorized its delegates to vote for independence

On June 18, 1776, Pennsylvania's pro-independence faction bypassed the colonial Assembly and held a Conference of Committees in Philadelphia. That parallel body finally authorized Pennsylvania's delegates to vote for independence.

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Delaware Separates From Britain and Pennsylvania: June 15, 1776

The Delaware state quarter depicts Caesar Rodney on horseback, commemorating his all-night ride through a thunderstorm on July 1 and 2, 1776, to cast Delaware's tiebreaking vote for independence in the Continental Congress

On June 15, 1776, Delaware became the first colony to separate from two sovereignties at once: the British crown and the government of Pennsylvania. Two weeks later, Caesar Rodney rode through a thunderstorm to cast its tiebreaking vote for independence.

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