Monday August 24, 2026
“We the People of Talbot County” Exhibit Explores the County’s Role in the American Revolution
The roots of the Revolutionary War grew out of the aftermath of the French and Indian War, a conflict that left Britain burdened with debt and determined to exert greater financial control over its North American colonies. In Talbot County, resistance to British authority emerged early and forcefully. In 1765, protests against British taxation erupted at the courthouse, signaling a community prepared to defend its rights and challenge imperial rule.
