Lives of the Presidents of the United States: With Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Sketches of the Most Remarkable Events in the History of the Country, from Its Discovery to the Present Time, and a General View of Its Present ConditionN. Watson & Company, 1833 - 508 sivua |
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... colonies . He was elected a representative to the first Congress , which met at Philadelphia , in 1774 , and was the active mem- ber of all the committees on military affairs . When the commencement of hostilities made it necessary to ...
... colonies . He was elected a representative to the first Congress , which met at Philadelphia , in 1774 , and was the active mem- ber of all the committees on military affairs . When the commencement of hostilities made it necessary to ...
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... destroy the British army in Boston , before it should receive additional reinforcements ; and before the resources of the colonies should be entirely exhausted . The situation of the enemy was frequently reconnoitered , and WASHINGTON .
... destroy the British army in Boston , before it should receive additional reinforcements ; and before the resources of the colonies should be entirely exhausted . The situation of the enemy was frequently reconnoitered , and WASHINGTON .
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... colonies applied to Washington to send detachments to their assistance . Repeated applications of this nature were very embarrass- ing , till Congress passed a resolution " that the army before Boston was designed only to oppose the ...
... colonies applied to Washington to send detachments to their assistance . Repeated applications of this nature were very embarrass- ing , till Congress passed a resolution " that the army before Boston was designed only to oppose the ...
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... colonies in all cases whatsoever . " In the next year , a law was passed , laying duties in the British colonies , on glass , paper , painters ' colors , and tea . These proceedings , coupled with the declara- tion above - mentioned ...
... colonies in all cases whatsoever . " In the next year , a law was passed , laying duties in the British colonies , on glass , paper , painters ' colors , and tea . These proceedings , coupled with the declara- tion above - mentioned ...
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... colonies on glass , paper , painters ' colors , and tea , had been repealed as to all the articles except tea , and , in consequence , associations were formed in all the colonies , to discourage the use of it . Large shipments of it ...
... colonies on glass , paper , painters ' colors , and tea , had been repealed as to all the articles except tea , and , in consequence , associations were formed in all the colonies , to discourage the use of it . Large shipments of it ...
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