 | United States - Law - 1959 - 1026 pages
...South Carolina, In Congress assembled at Philadelphia, Resolved on the 10th of May. 1778, to recommend hall be appointed from time to time, by Congress,...shall continue in force for four years, unless sooner had been established, to adopt such a government as should. In the opinion of the representatives of... | |
 | Chilton Williamson - Vermont - 1949 - 360 pages
...instructions of the Continental Congress when, on May 16, 1776, it had instructed the revolting provinces "where no government, sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been heretofore established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of... | |
 | Chilton Williamson - Vermont - 1949 - 364 pages
...instructions of the Con-tinental Congress when, on May 16, 1776, it had instructed the revolting provinces "where no government, sufficient to the exi-gencies of their affairs, has been heretofore established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of... | |
 | United States. National Archives and Records Service - Constitutional history - 1970 - 84 pages
...dissolved legislatures and then, in many cases, fled the colonies. On May 10, the Congress resolved That it be recommended to the respective assemblies...united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigences of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the... | |
 | Delaware. Constitutional Convention, Delaware. General Assembly. House of Assembly - History - 1986 - 630 pages
...properties, against the hostile invasions and cruel depredations of their enemies, therefore "Resolved, That it be recommended to the respective Assemblies...established, to adopt such Govern-ment as shall in the opinion of the Representatives of the people best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents... | |
 | Winton U. Solberg - History - 1990 - 548 pages
...properties, against the hostile invasions and cruel depradations of their enemies; therefore, Resolved, That it be recommended to the respective assemblies...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives... | |
 | Stephen L. Schechter - Business & Economics - 1990 - 478 pages
...of its first appearance, the Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on May 10, 1776, which recommended to the respective Assemblies and Conventions of the United Colonies, where no Governments sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such... | |
 | Colin Bonwick - History - 1991 - 354 pages
...approval the Continental Congress working as a Committee of the Whole adopted a resolution on 10 May: 'That it be recommended to the respective assemblies...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives... | |
 | Richard L. Bushman - History - 1992 - 298 pages
...properties against the hostile invasions and cruel depredations of their enemies; therefore Resolved, That it be recommended to the respective Assemblies...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs have been hitherto established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives... | |
 | John Franklin Jameson - Biography & Autobiography - 1993 - 470 pages
...the loth of May, 1776, Congress adopted a decisive resolution, "That it be recommended to the several assemblies and conventions of the united colonies...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives... | |
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That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives... 
