page_title: History of New Hampshire
section_title: Revolution: 1775–1815
hierarchical_section_title: History of New Hampshire / Revolution: 1775–1815
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of the statement of purpose of the Congress of the Colony of New Hampshire, January 5, 1776, chosen and appointed by the free suffrages of the people of the said colony. Printed at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. References the sudden departure of Governor John Wentworth. Courtesy of The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Note that the name is misnomer; this is not a broadside, being printed on both sides and multiple pages.
context_page_description: New Hampshire is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. New Hampshire was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.
context_section_description: New Hampshire was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule during the American Revolution. The Massachusetts Provincial Congress called upon the other New England colonies for assistance in raising an army. In response, on May 22, 1775, the New Hampshire Provincial Congress voted to raise a volunteer force to join the patriot army at Boston. In January 1776, it became the first colony to set up an independent government and the first to establish a constitution, but the latter explicitly stated "we never sought to throw off our dependence on Great Britain", meaning that it was not the first to actually declare its independence (that distinction instead belongs to Rhode Island). The historic attack on Fort William and Mary (now Fort Constitution) helped supply the cannon and ammunition  for the Continental Army that was needed for the Battle of Bunker Hill that took place north of Boston a few months later. New Hampshire raised three regiments for the Continental Army, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd New Hampshire regiments. New Hampshire Militia units were called up to fight at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Bennington, Saratoga Campaign and the Battle of Rhode Island. John Paul Jones' ship the Sloop-of-war USS Ranger and the frigate USS Raleigh were built in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, along with other naval ships for the Continental Navy and privateers to hunt down British merchant shipping.
  Concord was named the state capital in 1808.
caption: Broadside statement of Congress of the Colony of New Hampshire, referencing "sudden & abrupt departure" of Royal Governor John Wentworth, January 1776
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