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SUMMARY:Act It Out! The Story of the Declaration of Independence
DESCRIPTION:Step into 1776 and discover the story behind one of the most important documents in American history – the Declaration of Independence! \nJoin the Heritage Trail Association for this interactive\, family-friendly program bringing the founding of the United States to life. Young historians will have fun acting out the signing of the Declaration in a role-playing skit – and don’t forget to take a copy of this historic document home with you! \nMade possible with funds from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission\, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Historical Commission.
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LOCATION:SCLSNJ’s Hillsborough Library branch\, 379 South Branch Rd Hillsborough Municipal Complex\, Hillsborough\, NJ\, 08844\, United States
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SUMMARY:We Differ As Rational Friends - A Debate Between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place at Hillsborough Library\, 379 S Branch Rd\, Hillsborough Township\, NJ 08844. \nJefferson and Adams were two of our Founding Fathers. But\, they were close friends for much of their lives. Learn their story in this performance from the American Historical Theater. Ages 12 and up are welcome.\nBitter political rivals and close personal friends: Adams (Peyton Dixon) and Jefferson (Steve Edenbo) discuss\, debate\, and sometimes decry the revolutionary storms they weathered throughout a relationship spanning fifty years. They recall their bumpy collaboration on the Declaration of Independence in 1776\, parting ways on its final content and even on the most appropriate date for commemorating American independence. They clash on Constitutional issues such as term limits\, freedom of speech\, Presidential powers\, the Tenth Amendment\, the First Amendment\, as well as the virtues and vexations of a two-party system. By means of this dialogue between their differing visions for The United States\, their contrasting views of human nature\, and their political careers that inter weaved collaboration and opposition\, our 2nd and 3rd Presidents find the common ground that inspired Benjamin Rush to dub them “rival friends”.\nThis is a debate\, but not one fueled by party animosity or reciprocal hatred. Rather it is fueled by a shared love of America\, seasoned with passionate\, diverging beliefs regarding how best to protect and foster the nation these two men helped to find.\n“On the question\, What is the best provision? you and I differ; but we differ as rational friends\, using the free exercise of our own reason\, and mutually indulging it’s errors.”\nThomas Jefferson to John Adams: October 28\, 1813.
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LOCATION:SCLSNJ’s Hillsborough Library branch\, 379 South Branch Rd Hillsborough Municipal Complex\, Hillsborough\, NJ\, 08844\, United States
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