 | Peter McNamara - 1999 - 278 páginas
...that recommended to the various colonial assemblies that they construct new governments that would "best conduce to the happiness and Safety of their Constituents in particular and America in General." Adams always thought this resolution "an Epocha, a decisive Event" in the American... | |
 | Peter S. Onuf - 1983 - 308 páginas
...the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in generaL" 39. In a letter to Jay, President of Congress, August 5, 1779, in ChiKenden Papers,... | |
 | Willi Paul Adams - 2001 - 406 páginas
...to the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established to adopt such Government as shall, in the Opinion of the Representatives of the People,...and Safety of their Constituents in particular and America in general." The preamble, added on May 15, dismissed all hope of reconciliation and declared... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1870 - 900 páginas
...their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general." A committee of three, of which John Adams was chairman, was appointed to prepare... | |
 | John Slade - 2002 - 740 páginas
...respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies ... to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...and safety of their constituents in particular and America in general." Congress was thus asking the thirteen colonial assemblies to replace the last... | |
 | William Howard Adams - 2008 - 361 páginas
...Congress had advised New York and the other colonies to immediately "adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the Representatives of the People...to the happiness and safety of their constituents." A few days later, Philadelphia made clear that the next step — Adams called it the last — would... | |
 | Merrill Jensen - 2004 - 754 páginas
...the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general." 58 It was passed with "remarkable unanimity," in part because John Dickinson agreed... | |
 | Peter H. Judd - 2004 - 652 páginas
...independence.1' Their recommendation to the New York Congress was "to adopt such Government as shall, in the opinion of the Representatives of the People...and safety of their constituents in particular and America in general."16 The die was cast for the Revolution in New York. In August 1776 Haring was appointed... | |
 | Robert E. Shalhope - 2004 - 220 páginas
...year. Finally, on 10 May, 1776 they recommended that the colonies "adopt such Government as shall, in the Opinion of the Representatives of the People,...and Safety of their Constituents in particular and America in general."1 On 7 June, Richard Henry Lee moved that "these United Colonies are, and of right... | |
 | Mary Mostert - 2004 - 230 páginas
...United Colonies, where no government had... hitherto been established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...and safety of their constituents in particular and America in general." After two days debate, the resolution passed, but a preamble had not yet been... | |
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That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives... 
