All posts tagged "continental congress"
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21.4K1ConnecticutSamuel Huntington Elected President…of the United States?
Samuel Huntington wasn’t as educated as John Adams or as brilliant a speaker Patrick Henry, but he was a hard worker with...
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16.7K1MassachusettsBefore the Declaration of Independence, an Olive Branch Was Extended
One year before they signed the Declaration of Independence, the members of the continental congress extended an olive branch to King George...
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4.3K11MassachusettsThe ‘Ravishing Light and Glory’ of the Declaration of Independence
Shortly after the Declaration of Independence was first read in Philadelphia, John Adams wrote to Samuel Chase, a fellow signer from Maryland and a future...
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5.1K5New HampshireJohn Langdon: New Hampshire’s Early Revolutionary
As a merchant and ship owner, it was not at all difficult to persuade John Langdon that the British needed to be...
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11.4K10MassachusettsBattle of Bunker Hill Distresses Abigail Adams, 10 Miles Away
Abigail Adams just had to see the Battle of Bunker Hill for herself, despite her husband’s warnings that she and the children...
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9.5K9ConnecticutMary Katherine Goddard Risks Her Life, Prints the Declaration of Independence
In January 1777, the Continental Congress asked Mary Katherine Goddard to print the Declaration of Independence for distribution throughout the colonies. She...
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