By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityOn June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army, marking the ...
The First Continental Congress formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts (called the Coercive Acts in England), which aimed to punish Massachusetts for the ...
The American Revolution cemented the importance of a federally protected post office in the minds of the people and politicians ...
A Brown County High School student and teacher are among a select few nationwide who will take part in a unique program this ...
Hosted on MSN8mon
The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July FourthHistorian Pauline Maier discovered that by July 2, 1776, when the Continental Congress voted to separate from Britain, 90 provincial and local bodies – conventions, town meetings and even grand ...
The goal of controlling the business of our Federal government by convening a lawful Continental Congress is possible. Go to www.theamericanstatesassembly.net. It’s no longer just Anthony Edwards.
In an Oct. 17, 1776, letter to Robert Morris, a member of the Second Continental Congress’s Marine Committee, Jones listed 16 ships he had captured or destroyed and bemoaned the “paltry ...
Hosted on MSN26d
Petitioning Congress, Restoring a Basic Constitutional RightIn 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress sent George III a petition, asking that they be allowed to negotiate with him in order to avoid conflict. As British subjects, they could expect ...
On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established a naval force, hoping that a small fleet of privateers could attack British commerce and offset British sea power. Get up-to-date Navy ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback