| Benson John Lossing - 1870 - 900 Seiten
...their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general." A committee of three, of which John Adams was chairman, was appointed to prepare a preamble to this... | |
| David McCullough - 2001 - 883 Seiten
...resolution recommending that the individual colonies assume all powers of government — to secure "the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general." Not only was it passed, but with surprising unanimity. It awaited only a preamble which, as drafted... | |
| John Slade - 2002 - 740 Seiten
...Philadelphia, urged "the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies ... to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives...constituents in particular and America in general." Congress was thus asking the thirteen colonial assemblies to replace the last remnants of British government... | |
| William Howard Adams - 2008 - 368 Seiten
...learned, the Continental Congress had advised New York and the other colonies to immediately "adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the Representatives...to the happiness and safety of their constituents." A few days later, Philadelphia made clear that the next step — Adams called it the last — would... | |
| Merrill Jensen - 2004 - 754 Seiten
...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives...constituents in particular, and America in general." 58 It was passed with "remarkable unanimity," in part because John Dickinson agreed to it. John Adams... | |
| Mary Mostert - 2004 - 230 Seiten
...Conventions of the United Colonies, where no government had... hitherto been established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives...constituents in particular and America in general." After two days debate, the resolution passed, but a preamble had not yet been written. The conservatives... | |
| Robert E. Shalhope - 2004 - 220 Seiten
...problems for more than a year. Finally, on 10 May, 1776 they recommended that the colonies "adopt such Government as shall, in the Opinion of the Representatives...of their Constituents in particular and America in general."1 On 7 June, Richard Henry Lee moved that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to... | |
| Peter H. Judd - 2004 - 652 Seiten
...15 May supporting independence.1' Their recommendation to the New York Congress was "to adopt such Government as shall, in the opinion of the Representatives...of their constituents in particular and America in general."16 The die was cast for the Revolution in New York. In August 1776 Haring was appointed brigade... | |
| Alexander Leslie Klieforth, Robert John Munro - 2004 - 452 Seiten
...affairs has been hitherto established," that they "adopt such government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...of their constituents in particular and America in general."217 Cm June 7, 1776 in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), the Continental... | |
| Neil Baldwin - 2005 - 270 Seiten
...Government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the Representatives...Constituents in particular, and America in general. — Resolution of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, May 10-15, 1776' On July 4, 1776, the distinguished... | |
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