a voice. Placing myself in the time of the American Revolution, the role I would play would be one of the Continental Congress. I would be a part of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which proclaimed the United States’ independence from Great Britain. Myself and a delegate from each of the 13 colonies, except Georgia, will comprise the Continental Congress. We met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774 to react to intimidating acts imposed by the British government
Second Continental Congress “Give me liberty or give me death” were the famous words spoken by Patrick Henry in the struggle for independence (Burnett 62). He addressed the first continental congress in 1774 and started the process of American political revolt. This revolt eventually climaxed in the rebelling of Britain's American colonies and the establishment of what would become the United States of America. The Second Continental Congress accomplished independence through organization
The First Continental Congress The American dream is built upon a foundation of struggles and gains, along with more struggles. A look back to early American History provides one with a timeline that seems endless and full of surprises. The First Continental Congress serves as one of those timeline markers and is a great example of the American way. Being one of the first meetings ever between the colonists, The First Continental Congress laid one of the first bricks into the foundation of America
P'Angelo Pelissier American History American Revolution Essay: 11-23-14 Was the First or the Second Continental Congress more significant in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War? -Thesis: This Essay is mainly of how the Second Continental Congress was more significant to Revolutionary War. -The American Revolution is very known and heard to many people. By the time the American Revolution took place, the citizens of these colonies were beginning to get tired of
1. What is my job in the first Continental Congress? My job is to represent the continental congress 2. What is my connection to Abigail Adams? She is my wife and she is the sixth first lady of the united states 3. What is your connection with George Washington? He was my closest friend and I was his vice president 4. What is my connection with King George the third? My connection with the king I reasoned with him about the American colonies. 5. What is the shot heard all around the world
The First continental congress took place from September 5 through October 26, 1774. Delegates from each colony, except Georgia, met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They discussed the current situation with Britain including the Intolerable Acts, which the British Parliament had imposed on Boston as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. The delegate included Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay. The delegates took two major actions: 1.They sent a letter to
upon examining the facts both in class and outside of class, it has become evident that some arguments are much stronger than others. Based on the presented evidence, I argue that the Second Continental Congress was the most significant event in the American Revolution because the Second Continental Congress was when the colonists finally decided to declare independence, and without it none of the other significant events that took place would have happened. It can be argued that the Second
Summary: A month after the battle “at Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia.” Among the assembly was John Adams, a delegate of Massachusetts, who was there to help find a way to declare war against Britain and gain independence from them. While working in Philadelphia, John Adams would write to Abagail Adam, his wife, exchanging “news, ideas, and concerns…”, unlike many important men at the time John Adams listened and valued Abagail’s ideas. On February
of confederation is adopted by second continental congress after declaring their independence from England. The article of confederation plan for loose union or confederation which would be authority of continental congress. It is first governments and weak government. It have lot of weakness like congress have no power to collect tax,couldn't regulate foreign trade ….. Shay's Rebellion is a rebellion of farmers led by Daniel Shay because congress have raise tax which if the farmers didn't
HISTORICAL ANALOGY OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS Introduction CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, 1ST (1774) AND 2ND (1775-1781). The political state of affairs in Massachusetts produced by the English Coercive Acts, that had been approved in reaction to the Boston Tea Party, riled up such radical New York patriot leaders as Alexander McDougall and Isaac Sears and to suggest the assembly of a general colonial congress to the Boston Committee of Correspondence. The Massachusetts General Assembly