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Title: The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910
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Publisher: Philadelphia Chicago : P. W. Ziegler & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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a Foreign Alliance, anda Confederation. John Adams seconded the motion. A com-mittee was formed on Independence, composed of Thomas Jef-ferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, andRobert R. Livingston, and they were given till July to report.A committee of one from each colony was also formed on Articlesof Confederation. By the last of June it could be said that op-position to Independence, in every colony except New York,had ceased; at least twelve colonies had instructed their delegatesin Congress to vote for a declaration. And these delegates werepresent in the Congress on July i, when it took up the resolutionon Independence, or rather the report of the Committee on Inde-pendence. Four days of debate and amendment brought forththe Declaration of Independence as agreed upon by the delegatesfrom twelve States (July 4, 1776)—New York delegates not vot-ing under her instructions. It was ordered to be authenticatedby the signatures of John Hancock, President, and Charles
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95 96 POLITICAL HISTORY OF Thomson, Secretary, sent out to the State assembHes, and readat the head of the army. On July 9, the convention of NewYork resolved to support it. By August 2, it was engrossedand ready for the signatures of the members.* The high honorof having been its author is due-to Jefferson, for the changesmade in his draft, though numerous, did not alter its tone norgeneral character. The equally high honor of having been itsstrongest champion in the Congress belongs to John Adams.Said Jefferson to Daniel Webster, John Adams was our Colos-sus on the floor. He was not graceful, nor elegant, nor remark-ably fluent, but he came out occasionally with a power of thoughtand expression that moved us from our seats. f And now that the greatest question has been decided which ever was debatedin America, and a greater perhaps never was or will be decidedamong men, The United Colonies were decreed a politicalunit of the United States of America. The Declaration wasproclaimed ev

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