The Liberty Book - Latest 10 Entries http://www.thelibertybook.com According to many, Democracy is a political system. It is a system where the people (or rather, the majority of the people) rule in all matters. This leads many to the conclusion that anything the majority decides must be the law of the land. After all, if Democracy is our system, and if that system states that "the People" (the majority) are the ultimate authority, then anything the majority of the people want must become law. A problematic side-effect of this view is that lynch mobs are then e... http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/45/How-is-a-democracy-like-a-lynch-mob?- 2006-06-06T13:32:01-05:00 On June 11, 1776 while the question of independence was being debated, the visiting Iroquois chiefs were formally invited into the meeting hall of the Continental Congress. There a speech was delivered, in which they were addressed as "Brothers" and told of the delegates' wish that the "friendship" between them would "continue as long as the sun shall shine" and the "waters run." The speech also expressed the hope that the new Americans and the Iroquois act "as one people, and have but one heart... http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/44/What-was-the-Speech-to-the-Six-Nations? 2006-06-01T13:37:24-05:00 A precursor to the US Constitution, The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1, 1781 by <a href =" http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/42/What-was-the-Continental-Congress?">the Second Continental Congress</a>. Also know as Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, the articles were the first governing document of the United States of America and were eventually replaced by the US Constitution. <hr> The Articles of Confederation Agreed to by Congress November 15, 1777; rat... http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/43/What-are-the-Articles-of-Confederation? 2006-05-26T09:09:47-05:00 The term 'Continental Congress' refers to threes successive bodies of representatives that met during the early years of the British North American Colonies/ Unites States of America. 1) The First Continental Congress was formed by colonials to respond to the <a href= "http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/41/What-was-the-Declaration-and-Resolves?">Intolerable Acts</a> (Quartering Act, Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, and the Quebec Act.) passed by t... http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/42/What-was-the-Continental-Congress? 2006-05-26T09:08:27-05:00 A precursor to the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration and Resolves was drafted by the First Continental Congress in response to the Intolerable Acts (Quartering Act, Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, and the Quebec Act.) imposed by the British Parliament. <hr> OCTOBER 14, 1774 Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament, claiming a power, of right, to bind the people of America by statutes in all cases whatsoever, ha... http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/41/What-was-the-Declaration-and-Resolves? 2006-05-25T10:37:53-05:00 It was early autumn 1746 in Boston Massachusetts. John Adams who was later destine to be the first Vice President of the United States, and the second President of the United States was only a boy of around 10. The entire community was in turmoil. Governor Shirley had even proclaimed a Fast Day to pray for deliverance from the peril at hand. 6,000 troops, Massachusetts men all, some veterans of the earlier French War with their old outdated weapons, some young men in hunting shirts with their ow... http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/32/How-did-prayer-stop-the-French-invasion-of-America-of-1746? 2006-05-22T09:45:56-05:00 According to popular ledged, in June 1776 Betsy Ross was visited by George Washington, George Ross, and Robert Morris of the Continental Congress and given the task of creating the first American flag from some sketches Washington had made on paper. Originally the design called for 6 pointed starts, but Betsy suggested 5 pointed stars as she could make a 5 pointed star in a single snip. According to the ledgend, Ross sewed the flag in her parlor, and had it done in time for it to be flown at I... http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/40/Did-Betsy-Ross-sew-the-first-American-flag? 2006-05-22T09:42:11-05:00 Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "Thanksgiving Day" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution. Source: Used with Permission of the National Constitution Center http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/39/What-was-the-first-national-Thanksgiving-Day? 2006-05-15T09:25:02-05:00 The average age of the delegates was 42. At 81, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention and at 26, Jonathon Dayton of New Jersey was the youngest. Source: Used with Permission of the National Constitution Center http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/38/How-old-were-the-delegates-at-the-Constitutional-Convention? 2006-05-15T09:24:37-05:00 The U. S Constitution was written in the same Pennsylvania State House where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where George Washington received his commission as Commander of the Continental Army. Now called Independence Hall, the building still stands today on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, directly across from the National Constitution Center. Source: Used with Permission of the National Constitution Center http://www.thelibertybook.com/entry/37/Where-was-the-Constitution-written? 2006-05-15T09:18:20-05:00