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A Drive-By History Of America’s Freedom Documents: First Continental Congress Resolutions (Video)
In this episode, we’ll take a look at the first Continental Congress’ Declaration and Resolved, the precursor to the Declaration of Independence. I am adding each of the documents under America’s Freedom Documents, where I host all my morning show archives. These will be added with each show, as well. …
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
OCTOBER 14, 1774 Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament, claiming a power, of right, to bind the people of America by statutes in all cases whatsoever, hath, in some acts, expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various presences, but in fact for …
New York Sons Of Liberty Resolutions On Tea – November 29, 1773
It is essential to the freedom and security of a free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them by by their own consent, or their representatives. For “what property have they in that which another may, by right, take when he pleases to himself?” The former is the undoubted …
The Rights of the Colonists, a List of Violations of Rights, & A Letter of Correspondence By Sam Adams
Adopted by the Town of Boston November 20, 1772 The Committee appointed by the Town the second Instant “to State the Rights of the Colonists and of this Province in particular, as Men, as Christians, and as Subjects; to communicate and publish the same to the several Towns in this …
George Washington’s Prayers – Written At Age 20 In His Prayer Journal In 1752
(1) Sunday Morning Almighty God, and most merciful father, who didst command the children of Israel to offer a daily sacrifice to thee, that thereby they might glorify and praise thee for thy protection both night and day; receive, O Lord, my morning sacrifice which I now offer up to …
Earliest Formal Protest Against Slavery – Resolutions of The Germantown Mennonites; February 18, 1688
This is to the monthly meeting held at Richard Worrell’s: These are the reasons why we are against the traffic of men-body, as followeth: Is there any that would be done or handled at this manner? viz., to be sold or made a slave for all the time of his …
The First Thanksgiving Proclamation June 20, 1676
On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to express thanks for the good fortune that had seen their community securely established. By unamimous vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to proclaim June 29 as a day of thanksgiving, our …
Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639
THE 4th day of the 4th month, called June, 1639, all the free planters assembled together in a general meeting, to consult about settling civil government, according to God, and the nomination of persons that might be found, by consent of all, fittest in all respects for the foundation work …
1639: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
43 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The text, complete and with the original spelling, is taken from Thorpe, Federal and State Constitutions, 519–23. January 14, 1639 Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back to your body with these non-transdermal patches Get your Vitamin B17 & Get 10% Off With Promo Code TIM How To …
The Mayflower Compact
Text of the Mayflower Compact Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth: 1620 IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, …
