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  1. www.britannica.com › topic › Declaration-of-IndependenceDeclaration of Independence | Summary, Definition, Date, & Text

    5 days ago · On April 19, 1775, when the Battles of Lexington and Concord initiated armed conflict between Britain and the 13 colonies (the nucleus of the future United States), the Americans claimed that they sought only their rights within the British Empire. At that time few of the colonists consciously desired to separate from Britain.

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  3. onlyearthlings.com › 11-forgotten-founding-fathers-who11 Forgotten Founding Fathers Who Deserve More Recognition

    Sep 14, 2024 · Carter Braxton was a wealthy Virginia planter who risked his fortune to support the Revolution. He signed the Declaration of Independence and served in the Virginia legislature. Braxton used his ships to import arms and ammunition for the Continental Army.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_Declaration_ofUnited States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The Declaration of Independence has proven an influential and globally impactful statement on human rights, particularly its second sentence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happi...

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  6. researchingtheamericanrevolution.com › 2024/09/05 › feudingFeuding Rebel Diplomats: Unheralded and Under-Appreciated

    Sep 5, 2024 · The Dean faction included commercially minded leaders such as Robert Morris and Carter Braxton. At the same time, Lee’s supporters were more politically radical revolutionaries, such as his brother, Richard Henry Lee, and Samual Adams.

  7. antietam.aotw.org › officersAntietam: Capt Carter Moore Braxton, Jr. - A o t W

    Sep 25, 2024 · Carter Moore Braxton, Jr. (1836 - 1898) Home State: Virginia. Command Billet: Battery Commander. Branch of Service: Artillery. Unit: Fredericksburg (VA) Artillery. Before Sharpsburg. A 24 year old civil engineer in Fredericksburg, he enrolled there on 21 February 1861 as 2nd Lieutenant of Battery C, 38th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion.

  8. revolutionarywarjournal.comRevolutionary War Journal – History of the American Revolution

    Sep 6, 2024 · At age 39, Carter Braxton (1736-1797), was a delegate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress. Though he often voted among his peers within the Whig rebellious movement, he was more conservative than most delegates.

  9. www.myrevolutionarywar.com › documents › declaration-independenceThe Declaration of Independence - myrevolutionarywar.com

    Sep 17, 2024 · The Declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress held the Virginia Convention in May, 1776. Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution for the colonies to become free and independent states. The Congress appointed a committee to draft the formal declaration of independence.