Second Continental Congress

The life of Benjamin Franklin, an American mastermind, is purely breathtaking. His ability to accomplish so much within his life is proof of the American Dream. Not only did Franklin have a scientific life, but he also has a political life. Although first a strong supporter of the English crown and Parliament, Franklin later becomes a powerful and important contributor to the American Revolution. This paper will argue that Franklin’s reason for his shift is simply because of Great Britain’s…

Married to the second president of the United States of America, John Adams, Abigail Adams served as the first lady from 1797 to 1801 (First Ladies). Unafraid, Abigail openly spoke her mind question many beliefs of her husband. On March 31, 1776, Abigail privately wrote to her husband. A letter that was far more than the average update. At the time John Adams was away at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia while Abigail remained at their home in Braintree, Massachusetts (History.com Staff).…

was “inhumane and unjust” he didn’t like the fact that the colonies and soon to be states were allowing this so he wrote a preamble to the state's law abolishing slavery that was 87 years before the emancipation proclamation was even ratified but congress kept appealing the law and it was never put into…

violated the rights that the colonist seem to see as self-evident. This declaration although addressed to the king of Great Britain, was foreshadowing for all colonial rulers who held such power. Their colonies would no longer stand for being treated as second class citizens. To the world this was…

their political future. There were 3 “Classical” Positions in the 18th century thru late 19 century. The first was the radical position, the thoughts on this was to be an example, of a Utopian society where equality and freedom are the main priority. Second, the liberal position, believed that to maintain…

During the creation of the Continental Army, he nominated George Washington to be the commander-in-chief during the war. During May ofo 1776, the Congress passed Adam’s resolution stating that each colony should have their own independent government, leading to the creation of the Declaration of Independence just a few months later. He was…

A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress “A full vindication of the measures of Congress” is a letter written by Alexander Hamilton to the people of the colonies, part of which is addressed directly to the farmers. This was written mainly in response to the allegations, insults, and propaganda that the so-called “Farmer” had made against the actions of the first continental Congress in America through his letter that had been printed in the newspapers of the time. In his letter, Hamilton…

mankind 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…

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…

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…