There were two significant accomplishments of the Congress, the first being the compact between the colonies to boycott British trade starting on December 1, 1774. West Indies did not like boycotts unless it was
The FirstContinental Congresswas held in Philadelphia and was attended by representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies. They discussed what the reaction to the intolerable acts should be. The 1st Continental Congress was held at Carpenters’ Hall and the 2nd at Independence Hall (pictured). ...
What demonstrates better than anything else that the author did not understand what he was talking about? The First IPCC Report, WG I, 02 June 1990, didn’t made any use of the WMO publication five years earlier, but in the Introduction (p. vii) it is merely said:...
The advantage of the concrete ships was that they did not rust and were easy to maintain—the disad- vantage was that they for all practical purposes were quite useless outside the harbour, extremely slow and difficult to handle. Less than two years after the launch, the Norwegian Shipowners...
it was heralded as the ship of the future. The advantage of the concrete ships was that they did not rust and were easy to maintain—the disadvantage was that they for all practical purposes were quite useless outside the harbour, extremely slow and difficult to handle. Less than two years...
What did Rochambeau do in the Battle of Yorktown? Who fought in the Battle of Yorktown? Who was the American leader in the Battle of Yorktown? Who was the Continental Army in the Battle of Yorktown? Who were the commanders of the Battle of Yorktown? Who was Rochambeau in the Battl...
Question: Where is the 1st and 2nd sentence compatible? Popularly, weather is thought of in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, visibility, and wind. Question: What has this distraction (popularly) to do in a scientific definition? On the other hand, it confirms that also...
Even George Washington was in the nationalist camp. However, since he had retired from public life, he did not actively promote any policy. The uncertainty of what a change in the Articles would do to the balance of power between the states and the federal government dissuaded many from ...
My to-do and, especially, to-eat in Austin lists still have a lot of unchecked items, but I did eat my fair share of breakfast tacos and visited a bunch of places that “keep Austin weird”. I think this important knowledge shouldn’t go to waste, so here’s a guide to a perfect...
The question was asked, “Why did the militia bring guns?” The answer was, “Because those guys brought guns!” See? Even your cat can do some surprising things. Your turn. What can you do? What will you do? Start thinking about what you’d want somebody to do when it’s your da...