The Second Continental Congress recommends to each of the colonies that they form their own governments independent of the authority of Parliament.
[restored 7/23/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 61
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References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1029
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 20.
Current U.s. National Debt:
