Built in 1713, the Old State House was a seat of British power, and became a point of origin for vital debates about self-government that sparked the Revolution.
Today, it is a place for all people to connect to our nation’s birth and add their voices to the conversation that began here, 250 years ago.
Take part in a story that doesn’t belong to just one person, one place, or one era.
Join the ongoing American Revolution.
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While today voting is seen as the number one way to be involved in the political process, the right to vote was not open to the majority of the population in the 18th century. What was accessible, instead, was the right to petition.