Question 1

What document most moved Dr. Breen in his research?

Answer

A diary kept by Margaret Morris that chronicled the events of the Revolutionary War near her home in Burlington, New Jersey.

A book written by a visiting Swedish minister in Pennsylvania about the violence of the American Revolution.

A poem written by Phillis Wheatley.

Records of the American Loyalist Claims Commission that detailed the extent of property and personal loss among loyalists.