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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
In the colonies this aroused a bitter spirit; the stamp distributors were induced to abandon their offices by persuasion or intimidation, and delegates from nine colonies met in New York to express disapproval.
When, in May, 1774, the Virginia legislature heard of the passage of the Boston Port Bill, it passed a resolution that the day when the law went into effect in Boston should be one of "fasting, humiliation, and prayer" in Virginia.
This was acquired from France after she had lost the important colonial possession of Hayti, and when Napoleon had decided to renew the war with England.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm   (21292 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Famous People
A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the descendants of the Mayflower passengers in any place and at any time.
A mailing list dedicated to the genealogy and history of Pocahontas (c1595-1617), daughter of Powhatan.
Listing of soldiers by surname and by regiments.
www.cyndislist.com /famous.htm   (1841 words)

  
 Research Guide to Native American Resources at the Connecticut State Library
Thirty-one documents including observations on claims of Samuel and John Mason, lists of Mohegan Indians, 1774 and 1861; petitions asking that Indians and Negroes with no right to Mohegan land be removed, etc. A bound photocopy of this collection is kept at the HandG information desk.
A finding aid that lists materials on African Americans and Native Americans covering the period 1808-1869 is available for reference at the History and Genealogy Unit information desk; copies may be obtained by calling the State Archives at (860) 757-6595.
The listing is not comprehensive and researchers are encouraged to consult more detailed finding aids for individual governors, which are located in the History and Genealogy Reading Room.
www.cslib.org /indians.htm   (2909 words)

  
 Library Catalog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It is a long list, and it may take a minute to load into your computer.
He was governor of Massachusetts, president of the Board of Trustees of Boston University from its foundation in 1870; also a trustee of Wellesley College from the beginning.
Colonial law was locally controlled, and as a result imperial law was almost nonexistent as a viable influence on individuals.
www.bucklinsociety.net /JBSAdmin/JBS_Library_List.htm   (4751 words)

  
 Philosophy and culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The conqueror, moreover, by 1774, had grown respect for the Canadiens and also wanted them as allies in the fast-approaching breakaway by the 13 colonies to the South.
Amalgamate the two colonial groups in a single legislature, bar the use of the French language in it, give equal representation to both groups - though there were more French than English to represent - and the francophone society would fade away.
The first novel of North America, already referred to, The History of Emily Montague, by Frances Brooke (1769), is about the British conquerors as young lovers and observers meeting and assessing, as part of the action of the novel, the people of New France and the Indian peoples of the country.
www.ola.bc.ca /online/cf/module-2/phil.html   (14099 words)

  
 Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton's natural inclinations were then, as always, toward the side of order and established government, but a visit to Boston in the spring of 1774, and a close examination of the questions in dispute, convinced him of the justice of the cause of the colonies.
A great meeting was held in the fields, 6 July, 1774, to force the lagging Tory assembly of New York into line.
A list of the books written by or relating to Hamilton has been published under the title of "Bibliotheca Hamiltonia" by Paul L. Ford (New York, 1886).
www.alexanderhamilton.org   (6125 words)

  
 Church of the Brethren Timeline
Hopefully this listing will give you a very quick chronological perspective of our history in relation to the greater time frame of world history, and a better appreciation of how each circumstance may have influenced the Church of the Brethren.
Schwarzenau Brethren first arrive in colonial America at Philadelphia from Krefeld congregation under the leadership of Elder Peter Becker, following a disheartening experience of a member 'marrying outside the faith' and the objections that it caused between members of the Krefeld congregation
New entries will be delayed for at least a period of two years to allow for a greater understanding of the time and a deeper evaluation of all possible influences, for this project endeavors to list only the more significant events in the life of the Brethren.
www.cob-net.org /timeline.htm   (5827 words)

  
 CDROMs on New York History the TOC of Documentary History of NY
This vast collection of information not only includes documents and lists of inhabitants during the early Dutch and English periods in New York, but also extensive information on the German (Palatine) and French Hugenot landings in 1710 and before.
Governor Dongan's report on the state of the Province, 1687.
History of all the Colonies for the years 1775 and 1776.
www.hopefarm.com /leedisk2.htm   (2370 words)

  
 African-American Books, Black History Month at Embracing The Child
In the United States, as the Civil War began, Douglass recruited young fl men to fight and die for their freedom and the freedom of their brothers held in bondage in the South.
He became a friend and counselor to presidents, senators, and governors.
African Slavery in America - written in 1774 by Thomas Paine and published March 8, 1775 when it appeared in the Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser.
www.embracingthechild.org /africanamerican.htm   (6690 words)

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