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(1776), was adopted by the Massachusetts Council and became the original flag that the Sons of Liberty met under just before the Boston Tea Party. It derived its name from the elm tree in Hanover Square, Boston, where the patriots first met to protest the Stamp Act. The flag is a green tree on a … Continue reading “LIBERTY
TREE FLAG”

(August 6, 1775–May 15, 1847), was an Irish patriotic leader and member of the English Parliament, 1829–47. A famous orator, Daniel O’Connell was known as “The Liberator,” as he was responsible for the Catholic Emancipation Act in England: Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.1728

(June 17, 1775), was a corporal in the Massachusetts Militia during the Revolutionary War. Immediately after the Battle of Bunker Hill, he entered in his diary: We within the entrenchment … having fired away all ammunition and having no reinforcements … were overpowered by numbers and obliged to leave. … I did not leave the … Continue reading “FARNSWORTH,
AMOS”

(July 4, 1775), stated: The Congress being returned, a motion was made and seconded, that the thanks of this Congress be given to the Rev. Doctor Zubly, for the excellent Sermon he preached this day to the Members; which was unanimously agreed to.1723

(January 30, 1775–September 17, 1864), was an English author and poet. His best-known work, Imaginary Conversations, was published between 1824–29. Walter Savage Landor declared: To say nothing of its holiness or authority, the Bible contains more specimens of genius and taste than any other volume in existence.1715

(May 20, 1775), written in Charlotte, North Carolina by a convention of Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. These county resolutions, prepared by the elder Ephraim Brevard, were sent by special courier to the Continental Congress. It reads: We do hereby dissolve the political bands which have connected us with the mother-country, and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance … Continue reading “MECKLENBURG
COUNTY, N.C., DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF”

(November 1774–April 28, 1842), was a great anatomist and surgeon. He was professor of Comparative Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons in England and author of numerous volumes. The title of one of his treatise was: The Hand; Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, and Evincing Design, and Illustrating the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of … Continue reading “BELL,
SIR CHARLES”

(January 22, 1775–June 10, 1836), was a French electrician and scientific writer. He discovered the relationship between magnetism and electricity, and defined a unit to measure the strength of an electric current. (Amperes equals volts divided by ohms.) Ampere wrote on a piece of paper before his death: Believe in God, in His providence, in … Continue reading “AMPERE,
ANDRE MARIE”

(1774), resolved: Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. … Continue steadfast, and with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.1701 In 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress reorganized the Massachusetts militia, providing that over … Continue reading “MASSACHUSETTS
PROVINCIAL CONGRESS”

(September 6, 1774), made their first official act a call for prayer, as recorded in the Journals of the Continental Congress, after just receiving the news that the British troops had attacked Boston: Tuesday, September 6, 1774. Resolved, That the Rev. Mr. Duché be desired to open the Congress tomorrow morning with prayers, at the … Continue reading “CONTINENTAL
CONGRESS”