First Continental Congress

During the American revolution he was part of the second continental congress. He also helped arrange the treaty of Paris in 1783 that officially ended the American revolution. Another important man who was in the revolution was Samuel Adams. Adams was an important part of the Sons of liberty he helped organize the dumping of the tea into the harbor known as the Boston tea party. After this he represented Massachusetts in the continental Congress. Another important figure in the American…

eyes and realized that a new day had dawned upon us. I had just woken up from somewhat of a sleepless night. It was the twenty eighth day of the month of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five. The second continental congress was convening in Philadelphia days from now and I was asked to represent Massachusetts again. Massachusetts, specifically Boston, had seen a lot of pain these last several months. British ships have been docked at the port and redcoats…

resource the colonists had to offer and the near civil war that broke out in the southern colonies due to the staunch differing loyalties both greatly changed the social landscape during the war. The idea of developing a formal Continental Army was at first though unnecessary by congress. The idea of “rage militaire” quickly gave out after citizen…

How America Won Her Independence From the British Empire Today when one thinks of the American Revolution, it is almost ingrained in the American psyche to think of the Fourth of July, and with out fail every summer on that date the Revolution story is told. However the story of Americas Revolution did not begin in the sweltering summer heat of Philadelphia in 1776, instead the winter of 1773 in the frigid waters of Boston Harbor. That December night American protested the Tea Act passed…

the defeat the British at the Battle of Yorktown with the help the French army, and by simply being the commander of the Patriot Continental Army. Without George Washington as commander, the Continental Army would not have been successful in defeating the British. Benjamin Franklin proposed many great ideas about separating from England during the First Continental Congress. For example, the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 was proposed by Franklin. This plan united the 13 colonies under one…

private business. He was the first American citizen who ever sent to Canton an American vessel. This was in 1784, and Robert Morris continued for many years to carry on extensive commerce from China and India. Robert Morris was critiqued about his war efforts and accused of war profiteering, but his reputation was cleared when the Congress looked into his accounts. He played a major role at the 1787 Constitutional Convention and eventually became on of Pennsylvania’s first senators. Robert…

The Congress, after running away from Philadelphia, were at York PA, west of Valley Forge. The troops being at Valley Forge between the British and York were a protection for Congress The Valley Forge area was reasonable.The grounds were good to guard against attack. While the conditions were harsh, Washington tried to provide for the comfort of his men. The lack of supplies, clothing and food meant winter was not good. Washington was well aware that some members of the Continental Congress…

but the Americans had difficulties creating a new army during the war of independence. The Americans benefited from the war because they were fighting on their own grounds while the British were away from home without any resources. The first year of the first fighting the British were confused on whether or not they were part of the war and the colonial forces made the entire territory of the American colonies a battleground. April 1775 the British withdrew from Concord and Lexington where the…

Much more than a revolt, the American Revolution was the first modern revolution. It was the first time in history that people fought for independence. During this time period the original thirteen colonies rejected the British monarchy and were seeking independence from the British. Also during this time period the colonist adopted the declaration of independence, and defeated the British after eight years of war. These major events helped shape The United States into what it is today. Without…

Like the American Civil War, the revolt against the Crown put family members at odds. Arnold saw the war as criminal, for the American leaders were subjecting the colonists to unnecessary division among themselves. Arnold’s scornfulness of the Continental Congress was also attributed by his view of the leaders as hypocritical. Arnold believed that the leaders of the United States went against the core values of the country and of proving this, Arnold wrote, “... did the pretended Treaty with the…