| Willi Paul Adams - 2001 - عدد الصفحات: 406
...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,...Constituents in particular and America in general." The preamble, added on May 15, dismissed all hope of reconciliation and declared that now it was "necessary... | |
| Peter S. Onuf - 1983 - عدد الصفحات: 308
...the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular, and America in generaL" 39. In a letter to Jay, President of Congress, August 5, 1779, in ChiKenden Papers, 470-72. 40. Ethan... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 900
...their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general." A committee of three, of which John Adams was chairman, was appointed to prepare a preamble to this... | |
| David McCullough - 2001 - عدد الصفحات: 883
...resolution recommending that the individual colonies assume all powers of government — to secure "the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general." Not only was it passed, but with surprising unanimity. It awaited only a preamble which, as drafted... | |
| John Slade - 2002 - عدد الصفحات: 740
...respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies ... to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular and America in general." Congress was thus asking the thirteen colonial assemblies to replace the last remnants of British government... | |
| William Howard Adams - 2008 - عدد الصفحات: 361
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 754
...the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular, and America in general." 58 It was passed with "remarkable unanimity," in part because John Dickinson agreed to it. John Adams... | |
| Mary Mostert - 2004 - عدد الصفحات: 230
...United Colonies, where no government had... hitherto been established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular and America in general." After two days debate, the resolution passed, but a preamble had not yet been written. The conservatives... | |
| Robert E. Shalhope - 2004 - عدد الصفحات: 220
...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,...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 ought to... | |
| Peter H. Judd - 2004 - عدد الصفحات: 652
...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...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 brigade... | |
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