President of the Continental Congress

Quick, who was the first president of the United States? George Washington, right? Wrong! Now on to the million dollar question: who said the famous quote: “Let them eat cake”? You said Marie Antoinette right? Wrong! In Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” we read: “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right… Time makes more converts than reason.” In other words: If you tell an untruth long enough, eventually, it becomes history. In thinking of currently held beliefs of falsehoods, two specific examples come to mind. One of them being that George Washington was the first president of the United States, and the other being Marie Antoinette’s famous quote “let them eat cake”. Prepare to be shocked, as you learn that George Washington was actually the 9th man to preside over our fledgling country, and Marie Antoinette never said “let them eat cake”. These two common misconceptions clearly show that a lie told long enough becomes truth. I believe Joseph Goebbels said it best when he stated: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie.…

idea, Washington had people write letters to the people to convince them that good idea. Though Washington had no political affiliation, he wanted a stronger government. After months of arguing and convincing, the Constitution was passed. George Washington was the first man, the first person, to sign the United States constitution. Because of the Constitution, the first Thanksgiving was created by George Washington to give thanks to the constitution. (@George Washington Papers: Washington’s…

national legislature that are raising an army and navy, declare war and negotiate treaties, borrow and coin money, run a postal system, and handle relations with Native Americans. Both of the states could send 2 delegates to Congress but they had only one vote. The Delegates from 7 of the 13 states had to be present to establish a quorum and conduct business. The delegates could not erve more than 6 years and were elected a one year term.…

was in the import business for a 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…

built houses, they tried to incorporate new culturalistic styles and goods. Some people even went as far as to reshape their whole familiar religious practices. Although some settlers were on this trend, many were not and were happy just the way they were living in the New World and had very little interest in copying the British manner (73). Women were often left behind during war, watching their loved ones go to war and fight, only to have a letter come back of their perseverance in the fight…

In the responses to both the Stamp Act and the Invasive Acts, feelings of violence, anger, and fear of strengthening English power were prominent. In addition, the colonists formed some type of new Congress after each one and worked endlessly to try to get both reversed. The general view the colonists had about both Acts were that they were unconstitutional and either took away or in some way violated their rights. Their response to the Declaratory Act however, was quite different. Even though…

This newfound independence gave the colonists the most important right of all: the right to govern themselves. The Continental Congress directed all the states to create new constitutions (Keene, 122). There were many different views of what a constitutional government should consist of so this was sort of a time of experimentation. Within their first year of independence many of the thirteen colonies, or states, had created and applied their new written constitutions. A few of the states’…

trusted friends, as representatives. The seconds named the location, all parties met at the field at a designated time, and the principals took positions at a distance designated by the challenger. Usually on a command, the principals fired single shots, or struck at each other if using swords. Pistols were notoriously inaccurate and combatants could exchange rounds until "a severe hit be received" on any party. Fighting with swords continued "until one is well blooded, disabled, or disarmed or…

On September 5, 1638, the future fourteenth King Louis that France would see in it’s history, was born in St.-Germain-en-Laye, France. This would later be found out to be an important date to one of the most influential and longest reigning kings in France. He was born to King Louis XII of France and Anne of Austria. The reign of King Louis XIII would soon be gone from the memories of citizens and a new King would rule over France for over 70 years. His name was Louis-Dieudonné and he would…

aggressive tactics worked. The second phase started once the Declaration of Independence was drafted. This established that the war had to defend their independence, requiring caution from the army. General Washington understood that establishing independence needed cautious tactics. While writing to the Second Continental Congress in September 8th, 1776, he says “...on our side the war should be defensive...It has even been called a war of posts...we should on all occasions avoid general…