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jscott@lnpnews.com In 1774, the First Continental Congress gathered in Philadelphia to list their grievances against the British and seek redress.
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In 1676 the Quakers bought West New Jersey and wrote into its charter a pacifist military policy.7 In 1703, however, West and East New Jersey merged and a new militia law required military service.8 But when a sympathetic jury refused to convict any of the Quakers who refused to enter military service, the militia law lost support and was not renewed.9 All subsequent New Jersey militia acts contained exemptions specifically for Quakers.10 When Virginia Quakers refused to participate in hostilities during the French and Indian War of 1756, Colonel George Washington was so impressed with the depth and sincerity of their beliefs that he released the Quakers from confinement and essentially relieved them of their service commitment.11 As Quakers and other pacifists12 continued to resist mil...
... liberty of conscience.15 In 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution exempting conscientio...
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An original copy of the Declaration of Independence is coming to the Clay Center Friday for one day only. Adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence announced that the 13 American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states and thus no longer a part of the British Empire.
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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO)
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- Continental Congress Thrust Into Forefront; Tensions Explode, Which Makes It the de Facto Government
Sometimes it's not where you stand, but where (and when) you sit. Imagine that it is mid-April 1775 and you have just been elected to the Second Continental Congress of America, representing your colony - not yet state - in what is not yet the United States but still a part of the British Empire.
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Two-hundred thirty-five years ago, representatives in the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and adopted their Declaration of Independence. It expressed frustration and anger with the policies of Great Britain and its king. It argued eloquently for the fundamental, universal rights of those who are governed. It emphatically conveyed the determination of the colonies to be free and independent states. Below is an excerpt from the document the Fourth of July holiday is about: When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the Earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinio...
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William Mills Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Beechwood Residence, Getzville. Following a general meeting, Marjorie Regan will present a report on the Continental Congress 2011. Refreshments will be provided by Sally Cook. For information on the meeting or membership, call Kay Green at 542-1221. ***
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Judith Whitmore, +1-804-405-6505, honoramerica@gmail.com; or Todd McGreevy, +1-563-650-0120, todd.mcgreevy@gmail.com, both of We the people Foundation
