Michael Johns

Week of June 1, 1776:

**In Halifax, Howe leads 10,000 British troops en route to an attack on New York City.

**In Quebec, John Thomas, a Continental Army general, dies of smallpox.

**In Philadelphia, Richard Henry Lee introduces a resolution declaring the colonies independent.

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250 years ago this week: Chronicling the American Revolution By Michael Johns