New England towns along the coast, the colonists made their living fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding.
An employer would be able to tell what kind of person he/she is. But, that same employee may hold prejudice against them.
It is a turning point because that's when General George Washington took his army on boats across ice filled river to attack the enemy, the British, around Christmas time. Without the military victory at the battle of Trenton, the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence would merely be obscure.
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