Congress, was composed of 55 members, most of whom were men of distinguished character and talents. They published a declaration of the rights of the Colonies ; agreed to suspend all commercial intercourse with Great Britain ; and- drew up an address... Elements of History, Ancient and Modern - Page 281by Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1849 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
| Timothy Dwight - Cities and towns - 1823 - 1040 pages
...repeal of them was necessary to the restoration of public harmony. They agreed also upon a stoppage of all commercial intercourse with Great Britain ; and...another to the people of Great Britain, and a third to those of British America. After resolving that another congress should be held on the 10th of May,... | |
| Joseph Emerson Worcester - History - 1832 - 428 pages
...name of the Continental Congress, and of which Peyton Randolph, of Virginia, was chosen president, was composed of 55 members, most of whom were men...applauded by Lord Chatham in the British parliament. 18. The disparity between the two contending parties was immense. Great Britain was the first maritime... | |
| Joseph Emerson Worcester - History - 1838 - 440 pages
...name of the Continental Congress, and of which Peyton Randolph, of Virginia, was chosen president, was composed of 55 members, most of whom were men...applauded by Lord Chatham in the British parliament. 18. The disparity between the two contending parties was immense. Great Britain was the first maritime... | |
| Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 pages
...co-operated in all the proceedings. This congress, still bent on terms of pacification, addressed a petition to the king, another to the people of Great Britain, and a memorial to the inhabitants of the colonies. As an evidence of the standing of Washington at this time,... | |
| William Cooke Taylor - Europe - 1845 - 872 pages
...intercourse with Great Britain until the repeal of the acts of which they complained. They likewise voted an address to the king, another to the people of Great Britain, and a third to the inhabitants of Canada. These peaceful measures for redress proving ineffectual, the feeling of the... | |
| William Cooke Taylor - Europe - 1845 - 852 pages
...intercourse with Great Britain until the repeal of the acts of which they complained. They likewise voted an address to the king, another to the people of Great Britain, and a third to the inhabitants of Canada. These peaceful measures for redress proving ineffectual, the feeling of the... | |
| William Cooke Taylor - History, Modern - 1851 - 544 pages
...intercourse with Great Britain until the repeal of the acts of which they complained. They likewise voted an address to the king, another to the people of Great Britain, and a third to the inhabitants of Canada. These peaceful measures for- redress proving ineffectual, the feeling of the... | |
| Henry Walter De Puy - Explorers - 1855 - 450 pages
...intercourse with Great Britain, until the repeal of the acts of which they complained. They likewise voted an address to the king; another to the people of Great Britain, and a third to the inhabitants of Canada. These peaceful measures for redress proving ineffectual, the feeling of the... | |
| Henry Walter De Puy - Vermont - 1855 - 452 pages
...intercourse with Great Britain, until the repeal of the acts of which they complained. They likewise voted an address to the king; another to the people of Great Britain, and a .third to the inhabitants of Canada. These peaceful measures for redress proving ineffectual, the feeling of the... | |
| E. Cecil - Presidents - 1859 - 292 pages
...Parliament by which they considered that those rights had been attacked. An address was also prepared to the king, another to the people of Great Britain, and a third to the inhabitants of Canada and the other British Provinces ; and it was agreed that the colonists should... | |
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