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Browsing named entities in a specific section of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8. Search the whole document.
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Cape Fear (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 22
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 22
Rhode Island (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 22
Chapter 62:
The example of the Carolinas and Rhode Island.
February—May, 1776.
The American congress needed an impulse from
Chap. LXII.} 1776. Feb. the resolute spirit of some colonial convention, and an example of a government springing wholly from the people.
Massachusetts had followed closely the forms of its charter; New Hampshire had deviated as little as possible from its former system; neither of the two had appointed a chief executive officer.
On the eighth of February th by their public spirit to the camp on the Hudson, and even to Canada; leaving power in the hands of the timid who remained at home.
The despondency and hesitation of the assembly of Pennsylvania was in marked contrast with the fortitude of Rhode Island, whose general assembly, on the fourth day of May, passed an act discharging the inhabitants of that colony from allegiance to the king of Great Britain.
The measure was carried in the
Chap. LXII.} 1776.
May. upper house unanimously, and i
New Hampshire (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): chapter 22
Chapter 62:
The example of the Carolinas and Rhode Island.
February—May, 1776.
The American congress needed an impulse from
Chap. LXII.} 1776. Feb. the resolute spirit of some colonial convention, and an example of a government springing wholly from the people.
Massachusetts had followed closely the forms of its charter; New Hampshire had deviated as little as possible from its former system; neither of the two had appointed a chief executive officer.
On the eighth of February the convention of South Carolina, by Drayton, their president, presented their thanks to John Rutledge and Henry Middleton for their services in the American congress, which had made its appeal to the King of kings, established a navy, treasury, and general post-office, exercised control over commerce, and granted to colonies permission to create civil institutions, independent of the regal authority.
The next day Gadsden arrived, and in like manner heard the voice of public gratitude; in retu
Sullivan's Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 22
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 22
Canada (Canada) (search for this): chapter 22
Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 22
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 22
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 22