The Massachusetts Government Act citation 14 Geo. III c. A second Quartering Act citation 14 Geo. Great Britain officially closed the area of the Northwest Territories to European settlement by the Proclamation of , which arose as part of Explorer Meriwether Lewis, who joined William Clark to blaze a trail across the continent to the Pacific Ocean, was born on August 18, , near Meanwhile, Congress drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which attempted to suggest means of resolving disputes between the colonies and Great Britain.
As British authority crumbled in the colonies, the Continental Congress effectively took over as the de facto national government, thereby exceeding the initial authority granted to it by the individual colonial governments. However, the local groups that had formed to enforce the colonial boycott continued to support the Congress.
The Second Congress continued to meet until March 1, , when the Articles of Confederation that established a new national government for the United States took effect. As the de facto national government, the Continental Congress assumed the role of negotiating diplomatic agreements with foreign nations. The British Parliament banned trade with the colonies and authorized the seizure of colonial vessels on December These actions served to further erode the positions of anti-independence moderates in Congress and bolster those of pro-independence leaders.
On April 6, , Congress responded to Parliament's actions by opening American ports to all foreign ships except British vessels. Reports from American agent Arthur Lee in London also served to support the revolutionary cause.
With a peaceful resolution increasingly unlikely in , Congress began to explore other diplomatic channels and dispatched congressional delegate Silas Deane to France in April of Deane succeeded in securing informal French support by May. By then, Congress was increasingly conducting international diplomacy and had drafted the Model Treaty with which it hoped to seek alliances with Spain and France.
In September, Congress adopted the Model Treaty, and then sent commissioners to France to negotiate a formal alliance. The Second Continental Congress was preparing to meet in May since the Intolerable Acts had not been remedied or retracted. While most colonies felt a great deal of distrust towards Britain, Boston had perhaps the strongest anti-British feelings. These sentiments concerned General Thomas Gage as he pondered ways to remedy the situation and reassure those in Britain that the colonies were secure.
One such way was to conduct routine raids on colonial military supplies. When they reached Concord, grenadiers began searching for supplies while the light infantry acted as guards in the event of open fire.
Open fire was soon to come. After the Patriots had time to rouse more minutemen, a surprisingly large number gathered to fight the British.
At the North Bridge, an unexpected shot was fired from a British soldier. Approximately minutemen fought British soldiers. Although the numbers were still in favor of the British forces, the minutemen successfully forced a British retreat back to Boston. Ask about our Virtual Tour programming! Tour Hours: 10am - 4pm. English French German Italian Spanish. Join Our Cast. Shop Merchandise. Search for: Search. Close search. These results included: A Plan of Union of Great Britain and the Colonies Initially, Joseph Galloway proposed a plan of union with Britain that offered a form of peaceful reconciliation.
Declaration of Rights For those members of the Congress who were in favor of a more peaceful protest, the Declaration of Rights was developed.
Continental Association On December 1, , the Continental Association was created to boycott all contact with British goods.
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