On June 3, 1775, the Provincial Congress of New Jersey resolved .... "taking into consideration the cruel and arbitrary measures adopted and pursued by the British Parliment and present ministry, for the purpose of subjugating the Americal Colonies to the most abject servitude .... the inhabitants of this Province be forthwith properly armed and disciplined for defending the cause of American freedom ...
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