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Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 – December 31, 1802) was an American merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. [1] He was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of New York in the Continental Congress .
The Boston Committee of Correspondence, which usually gathered at the Liberty Tree in Boston Common. The committees of correspondence were a collection of American political organizations that sought to coordinate opposition to British Parliament and, later, support for American independence during the American Revolution.
Congress Voting Independence, by Robert Edge Pine (1784–1788), depicts the Committee of Five in the center Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' idealized 1900 depiction of (left to right) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson of the Committee of Five working on the Declaration.
President Donald Trump's personal grievances aired anew this week as he dismissed the legacy of the late U.S. Representative John Lewis.
This bill, known as the Administration of Justice Act, provided that in case any person indicted for murder in that province, or any other capital offense, or an indictment for riot, the resistance of the magistrate, or impeding the revenue laws in the smallest degree, he might, at the option of the Governor, or, in his absence, of the ...
In his Letter to Menoeceus, Epicurus of Samos stated "that among the necessary desires some are necessary for happiness, some for physical health, and some for life itself". [24] Although the Declaration of Independence does not mention health, this may be included under "life", and liberty and autarchy are cardinal values of Epicurean philosophy.
Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton will leave a legacy at Mercedes that “transcends our sport” as the F1 star prepares for his final race for the Silver Arrows this weekend.. Seven-time world ...
The Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 was called in the state capital of Richmond to determine whether Virginia would secede from the United States, govern the state during a state of emergency, and write a new Constitution for Virginia, which was subsequently voted down in a referendum under the Confederate Government.