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The Continental Congress /

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The encyclopedia of the Continental Congresses.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction -- A-Z -- Historical timeline -- Primary documents: Speech of Lord North in the House of Commons, Upon Presenting the "American Papers" to that Body 7 March 1774 ; The General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island Calls for a "General Congress of Representatives" to Meet, 20 June 1774 ; John Adams Describes His Journey to the First Continental Congress, August 1774 ; The First Prayer before the Continental Congress by the Reverend Jacob Duché, 7 September 1774 ; The "Suffolk Resolves," 9 September 1774 ; Joseph Galloway's "Plan of Union" with England to Head Off American Independence, 28 September 1774 ; Pennsylvania Delegate Joseph Galloway's Speech to the Continental Congress, 28 September 1774 ; Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, 14 October 1774 ; The Articles of Association of the Continental Congress, 20 October 1774 ; Edmund Burke's Speech before the House of Commons on Reconciliation with the Colonies, 22 March 1775: Excerpts ; The Speech of Patrick Henry on American Liberty, 23 March 1775 ; A Massachusetts newspaper reports on the clash at Lexington and Concord, 5 May 1775 ; A Letter from Frederick North, Lord North, the British Prime Minister, is Received by the Continental Congress, 30 May 1775 ; Resolves Adopted by Charlotte-Town, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 31 May 1775 ; Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms, 6 July 1775.…”
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Encyclopedia of the continental congress.

Table of Contents: “…""Encylopedia of The Continental Congresses: Volume 1 ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction ""; ""A ""; ""Andrew Adams ""; ""John Adams ""; ""Samuel Adams ""; ""Thomas Adams ""; ""Robert Alexander ""; ""Andrew Allen ""; ""John Als op ""; ""Benjamin Andrew ""; ""Annapolis State House""; ""John Armstrong, Sr. ""; ""John Armstrong, Jr. ""; ""Jonathan Arnold ""; ""Peleg Arnold ""; ""The Articles of Confederation ""; ""John Baptista Ashe ""; ""Samuel John Atlee ""; ""Crispus Attu cks ""; ""B ""; ""Reverend Isaac Backus ""; ""Abraham Baldwin ""; ""John Banister ""…”
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Party politics in the Continental Congress / by Henderson, H. James (Herbert James)

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Shaping America. / Shaping America :

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Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 : contributions to original intent / by Davis, Derek, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…A summary view of politics and religion in the Continental Congress --…”
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The colonial merchants and the American Revolution, 1763-1776. by Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1888-1965

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Britannica editor Jeff Wallenfeldt discusses the history of the declaration of independence

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Clothed in robes of sovereignty : the Continental Congress and the people out of doors / by Irvin, Benjamin H.

Table of Contents: “…COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: To "Stamp the Character of the People"; Part I: A "STEADY, MANLY, UNIFORM, AND PERSEVERING OPPOSITION"; 1 The Republicans' New Clothes; 2 The Continental Congress Unmanned; Part II: THE OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT; 3 "[A]n Impression upon the Mind"; 4 The Pride and Pomp of War; Part III: E PLURIBUS UNUM; 5 "The spirits of the whigs must be kept up"; 6 "[U]ncommon and Extraordinary Movements"; Part IV: "THE SYMBOL OF SUPREME POWER & AUTHORITY"; 7 "[T]he most amiable Garbs of publick Virtue"; 8 Naked and Unadorned.…”
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King and Congress : the Transfer of Political Legitimacy, 1774-1776. by Marston, Jerrilyn Greene, 1945-

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Patrick Henry : first among patriots by Kidd, Thomas S.

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The revolution.

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Untold. Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death / Patrick Henry :

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Lion of liberty : Patrick Henry and the call to a new nation / Patrick Henry and the call to a new nation by Unger, Harlow G., 1931-

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The revolution.

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John Witherspoon's American Revolution : Enlightenment and Religion from the Creation of Britain to the Founding of the United States. by Mailer, Gideon

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Essays on the American Revolution

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Debating the issues in colonial newspapers : primary documents on events of the period by Copeland, David A., 1951-

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Merriam-Webster's dictionary of law. / Dictionary of law

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction -- A-Z -- Historical timeline -- Primary documents: Speech of Lord North in the House of Commons, Upon Presenting the "American Papers" to that Body 7 March 1774; The General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island Calls for a "General Congress of Representatives" to Meet, 20 June 1774; John Adams Describes His Journey to the First Continental Congress, August 1774; The First Prayer before the Continental Congress by the Reverend Jacob Duché, 7 September 1774; The "Suffolk Resolves," 9 September 1774; Joseph Galloway's "Plan of Union" with England to Head Off American Independence, 28 September 1774; Pennsylvania Delegate Joseph Galloway's Speech to the Continental Congress, 28 September 1774; Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, 14 October 1774; The Articles of Association of the Continental Congress, 20 October 1774; Edmund Burke's Speech before the House of Commons on Reconciliation with the Colonies, 22 March 1775: Excerpts; The Speech of Patrick Henry on American Liberty, 23 March 1775; A Massachusetts newspaper reports on the clash at Lexington and Concord, 5 May 1775; A Letter from Frederick North, Lord North, the British Prime Minister, is Received by the Continental Congress, 30 May 1775; Resolves Adopted by Charlotte-Town, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 31 May 1775; Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms, 6 July 1775 --…”
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Samuel Adams : son of liberty, father of revolution by Irvin, Benjamin

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: the elusive Samuel Adams -- Samuel Adams's Boston -- Raised for rebellion -- Tis not in mortals to command success -- Sam the publican and the Stamp Act Riots -- Mobs and massacre -- To save the country -- The Coercive Acts and the Continental Congress -- Is not America already independent -- The storm is now over -- Epilogue: Samuel Adams's legacy.…”
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America's founding charters : primary documents of Colonial and Revolutionary era governance

Table of Contents: “…The first state constitutions : debates, adoptions, and amendments -- The Articles of Confederation : proposed, debated, and ratified -- Continental Congress as the national government.…”
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A Few Lawless Vagabonds : Ethan Allen, the Republic of Vermont, and the American Revolution. by Bennett, David

Table of Contents: “…Coverpage; Titlepage; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Sources; Introduction; CHAPTER l The "Fronter"; CHAPTER 2 Controversy: The New Hampshire Grants; CHAPTER 3 Ethan Allen and the Assault on Ticonderoga, May 10, 1775; CHAPTER 4 The Capture of Ethan Allen at Montreal, September 25, 1775; CHAPTER 5 Carleton's Campaign of 1775-1776; CHAPTER 6 The British Incursion into Vermont, 1777; CHAPTER 7 The Republic of Vermont; CHAPTER 8 Defending the Republic: New York, New Hampshire and the Continental Congress; CHAPTER 9 Defending the Republic: The British Raids from Canada.…”
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The battle for the fourteenth colony : America's war of liberation in Canada, 1774-1776 by Anderson, Mark R., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The only link wanting : the First Continental Congress invites Canada -- New subjects to the king : Canadians and the Province of Quebec -- Fuel for rebellion : the British party and the Quebec Act of 1774 -- Authors and agitators : patriot correspondence and John Brown's mission -- Preemptive strikes : Ticonderoga and Fort St-Jean -- That damned absurd word "liberty" : Quebec's own rebellion -- To erect the glorious standard of American liberty in Canada : the decision to intervene -- The Canadians opened the road : continentals and partisans on the Richelieu River -- The treachery and villainy of the Canadians : collaboration, resistance, and siege in the Montreal District -- Another path to the heart of Quebec : Canada's capital, Hannibal's heir, and the Kennebec Expedition -- To winter in Canada : "free" Montreal and Fortress Quebec -- Time to consider politics : the Continental Congress, the Northern Army, and a Committee for Canada -- Contest of wills at Quebec : the fortress capital, key to victory? …”
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Gouverneur Morris : an independent life by Adams, William Howard

Table of Contents: “…NATIONAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 6. The Continental Congress, 1778-1779 -- CHAPTER 7. Money Matters -- CHAPTER 8. …”
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Gouverneur Morris : an independent life by Adams, William Howard

Table of Contents: “…NATIONAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 6. The Continental Congress, 1778-1779 -- CHAPTER 7. Money Matters -- CHAPTER 8. …”
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The Revolution

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The autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1790 : together with a summary of the chief events in Jefferson's life by Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I : Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms.

Table of Contents: “…MUSKETS PROCURED BY AUTHORITY OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS; .2 Continental Contract Muskets; .5 Continental Use of State Procurement Agencies; .8 Sales of Continental Muskets to Individual States; 037. …”
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Continental Achievement Roman Catholics in the United States - Revolution and Early Republic. by Starr, Kevin

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Note to Readers -- Preface -- Part One: Revolution -- 1 Quebec City 1775 The Continental Congress proposes an alliance with French Canada -- 2 Valley Forge 1777-1778 Colonial and European Catholics rally to the Revolution -- 3 Camden, South Carolina 1780 War rages in the South and enters the West as France and Spain join the cause -- 4 Yorktown 1781 French arms bring about an American victory -- 5 Paris 1782 Veterans of the Revolutionary War resume their lives -- Part Two: Diocesan Formation in the Republic…”
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The pursuit of happiness in the founding era : an intellectual history by Conklin, Carli N., 1975-

Table of Contents: “…The Declaration of Independence with Edits by the Continental Congress Marked, as Reconstructed by Carl Becker -- VI. …”
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Henry Hulton and the American Revolution : an outsider's inside view by York, Neil Longley

Table of Contents: “…Franklin ; Opposition by the Town of Boston and the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1772, 1773 and 1774 to the revenue law ; Proceedings on the departure of Governor Hutchinson, June 1774 ; Proceedings of the People in the Province of Massachusetts Bay after the arrival of General Gage as governor to the close of 1774 ; Proceedings of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts Bay, and the Continental Congress at Philadelphia, 1774 ; Instances of persecution in New England whilst the country was in a state of anarchy, 1774 ; Proceedings in the Province of Massachusetts Bay whilst the country was in a state of anarchy and rebellion, 1775 ; A summary of the persecutions and distresses undergone by the Commissioners of the Customs of America -- Letters -- Miscellaneous pieces.…”
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No Establishment of Religion : America's Original Contribution to Religious Liberty. by Gunn, T. Jeremy

Table of Contents: “…James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and the Meaning of "Establishment of Religion" in Eighteenth-Century Virginia7. The Continental Congress and Emerging Ideas of Church-State Separation; 8. …”
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Fire and desolation : the Revolutionary War's 1778 campaign as waged from Quebec and Niagara against the American frontiers by Watt, Gavin K

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On two wings : humble faith and common sense at the American founding by Novak, Michael

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Landmark legislation 1774-2012 : major U.S. acts and treaties by Stathis, Stephen W.

Table of Contents: “…Landmark legislation 1774-2012-front cover; landmark legislation 1774-2012; contents; preface; about the author; introduction; finder's guide; continental congress and united states in congress assembled 1774-1788; first congress 1789-1791; second congress 1791-1793; third congress 1793-1795; fourth congress 1795-1797; fifth congress 1797-1799; sixth congress 1799-1801; seventh congress 1801-1803; eighth congress 1803-1805; tenth congress 1807-1809; eleventh congress 1809-1811; twelfth congress 1811-1813; thirteenth congress 1813-1815; fourteenth congress 1815-1817.…”
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Princetonians, 1748-1768 : a biographical dictionary by McLachlan, James, 1932-

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Dr. Benjamin Church, spy : a case of espionage on the eve of the American Revolution by Nagy, John A.

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James McHenry, forgotten federalist by Robbins, Karen E.

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America's beginnings : the dramatic events that shaped a nation's character by Williams, Tony, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Boston Tea Party -- 26. Continental Congress -- 27. Give me liberty or give me death.…”
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American soul : the contested legacy of the Declaration of Independence

Table of Contents: “…The Declaration of Independence / Continental Congress, 1776 -- Rough draft of the Declaration of Independence / Thomas Jefferson, 1776 -- Letters to Abigail / John Adams, 1776 -- A short review of the Declaration / Jeremy Bentham, 1826 -- The American mind / Thomas Jefferson, 1825 -- Popular sovereignty / James Wilson, 1787 -- Keeping the revolution / Daniel Webster, 1802 -- The American and French revolutions / Lemuel Shaw, 1815 -- American principles / John Quincy Adams, 1821 -- Fifty years later / Thomas Jefferson / 1826 -- The lives and characters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams / William Wirt, 1826 -- Petition for freedom / "A great number of blackes," 1777 -- The constitution and slavery / Luther Martin, 1787 -- Republican consistency! …”
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