. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... nies. The spirit of resist-ance ran high within her borders. A con-vention of the people of Mecklenburg countywas held at Charlotte on the twenty-ninth of May, and adopteda series of resolu-tions declaringthemselves inde-?°z,^^£^S-_^^^^s=r:^^JSj pendent of the~ ^ °^^ ^= control of Great Britain, and re^nouncing all alle-giance to her. Thiswas the famous Mecklenburg De-claration of T h ewhole country,from New Hamp-shire to Georgia,,was united
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... nies. The spirit of resist-ance ran high within her borders. A con-vention of the people of Mecklenburg countywas held at Charlotte on the twenty-ninth of May, and adopteda series of resolu-tions declaringthemselves inde-?°z,^^£^S-_^^^^s=r:^^JSj pendent of the~ ^ °^^ ^= control of Great Britain, and re^nouncing all alle-giance to her. Thiswas the famous Mecklenburg De-claration of T h ewhole country,from New Hamp-shire to Georgia,,was united in itsdetermination t oresist the injustice of Great Britain witharms. Massachusetts had struck the firstblow, but every colony was now preparedand determined to bear its part in the greatstruggle for freedom. The Massachusetts Committee of Safetywere anxious to secure the important postsof Ticonderoga and Crown Point on LakeClTamplain. The possession of these postswould not only enable the Americans tocommand the entrance to Canada, but wouldgive them the large quantities of militarysupplies stored in these forts. The project. GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON
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