Continental Congress

and about how they were sorry for their loss. In 1780, the Ladies Association of Philadelphia was formed to raise money to buy shirts for the army. There was one specific time when John Adam’s wife Abigail asked him to put forth to the second Continental Congress a notion of “Remember the Ladies.” She was not expecting full rights, but she was expecting legal rights of protection for the women in this country. The outcome of the revolution yielded nearly zero results for the women, and it…

requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation” laid down the foundation for the entire well thought out and written document that would led to the birth of a new America. In the entire document the Second Continental Congress was trying to convey that it was then “necessary” to become independent and no longer fall victim to England’s cruel treatment. Why the need for separation? One reason for sure was that England was unfairly taxing the American colonist;…

while. This was during the Stamp Act. Thomson never lost hope that America will triumph the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act is what got Thomson interested in politics. He was a successful businessman with considerable wealth when he became Secretary of Congress. Charles and Benjamin Franklin worked together on the Stamp Act. Charles was appointed Secretary for the Friendly Association. when he gained the trust of the Indians, he presented the peace treaty to them that he helped to prepare. He…

increased tensions among the colonies leading to several meeting like the First Continental Congress. Following the latter, they took several decisions but it was not enough. Therefore, they decided to have a Second Continental Congress. Edward Rutledge was born in Charleston in 1749. He studied law in England. Despite his youth, he became famous for his ability to speak and debate. Even if he participated at the First Continental…

It has been said that revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government of social order in favor of a new system. People rebelle in various ways because they require a better society and government in their country. During the 17th and 18th centuries, there were lots of countries that people countered the government for their liberty and benefit, such as France, United States and United Kingdom. Because there were lots of critical revolutionary events that took place in this period, “The Age of…

The colonies met at the First Continental Congress that took place on September 5, 1774, to discuss gaining their independence from Great Britain but they refused to grant them what they wanted and how they should handle the situation. The resolutions of the First Continental Congress incensed King George III, who angrily declared that the colonies were "in a state of rebellion." Taken together, the changes suggested and brought about by the First Continental Congress brought the colonies closer…

British began to tax the colonies on all the British goods, that the colonies would need. The colonies began to boycott to stop the British from making money for everyday needs. The colonies stood up for themselves and they created the First Continental Congress, to come together and pitch their ideas as a nation. The British came to the Americas on April 19, 1775, and the war had finally begun, after all, of the conflicts between the British and the…

Declaration of Independence and Enlightenment “No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience” (Locke) .The Declaration of Independence is a document written by Thomas Jefferson over the course of many days, and signed on July 4th, 1776, stating that the thirteen American colonies are no longer part of the British Empire. The Enlightenment and Declaration of Independence were heavily influenced by each other. The Enlightenment was an era from the 1620s to 1780s, when people started to…

Once he realize reconciliation was impossible, Franklin helped to write the Declaration of Independence as a member of the Second Continental Congress. To support the revolution, Franklin helped to secure foreign aid from France and eventually represented the United States during treaty negotiations (Kelly, n.d.) John Jay Many of those who were important to the founding of our nation were…

Gordon S. Wood and Howard Zinn are both brilliant professors whom are great and entertaining writers. Beside the facts that they see the origins of the American Revolution with different views. One argues that the true origins of the American War were a social revolution while the other argues that it was a war used by colonial elites for their own personal gains for power and status. And I felt Howard Zinn and his arguments were better presented due to the fact that he gave a different…