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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Continental Congress"”.
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Crisis manager of the American Revolution: Henry Laurens
As President of the Continental Congress, Henry Laurens was a firm leader amid a time of national emergency. When a dispute within the Continental Army threatened both the continuation of General Washington's command and the American alliance with France, Laurens went beyond his limited sphere of …
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Thomas Paine: Author of American Independence
… Looking at the opinions of politicians in the Continental Congress, common colonial-Americans, as well as colonial representatives, it will illustrate that there was a deep connection with the King up until January 1776. Colonial-Americans would not have dared to defy the King, and instead, …
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Victims of Liberty: Virginia's Response to Loyalists and Loyalism in Williamsburg, 1770-1781
… a discussion about independence at the Second Continental Congress, ideas about political loyalty and royal ism in Virginia changed drastically. Almost overnight, there was a general consensus throughout most of the colony on the creation ofa Virginia exceptionalism: the idea that Virginia- as …
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Tides of War: Privateering, The British Economy, and The Winning of the American Revolution, 1772-1783
… via the West Indies, aid without which the Continental Army could not have achieved its victories at Saratoga and Yorktown. This thesis examines all three factors.</p> <p>It was the fledgling Republic that resurrected the practice. Over the course of the Revolution the Continental Congress …
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The Administration of Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory (1787-1802)
… enactment of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787, Congress laid down a series of fundamental principles which were of great significance in the development of the Union and the government of the territories west of the mountains. This document laid the foundation for the American territorial system …
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John Witherspoon and the right of resistance
… were made as a committee member in the Second Continental Congress.
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Corresponding Republics: Letter Writing and Patriot Organizing in the Atlantic Revolutions, circa 1760-1792
… discussion. Not until the meeting of the First Continental Congress in 1774 did patriot leaders develop an inter-colonial network whose affective depth enabled tactical and ideological debate. And even then, the patriots' epistolary tools still encouraged them to paper over serious differences …
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Unanimous Voice, Unanimous Symbol: George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
… examines the relationships Washington had with Congress as well as with his fellow officers and troops. Particular attention is paid to the manner in which Washington led the army, in addition to how he was perceived by his contemporaries at large. The goal of this thesis is to achieve a …