DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE A COUNTRY: First Congress, 1774

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

News, Politics, History

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🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

We think about the American Revolution beginning in 1776. Our textbooks tell us that was the signing of the Declaration, thus the beginning, right? Not really. The events of 1774 are very important to understanding. Before we discuss the Congress that assigned Jefferson to write a Declaration and officially broke off relations with Britain, we should study the first congress that Jefferson was unable to get into. We do that in this episode, and look at a few decisions the Congress made and didn't make which determined the history afterwards. We also look at a seemingly minor decision of the 1774 Congress, in rejection a suggestion by Patrick Henry, which would turn out to have huge implications on our politics today. While we are a discussing a meeting that Jefferson was not at, and not yet enough of a name to be asked, perhaps, We do discuss him. Thomas Jefferson does participate, virtually. We also take a look at Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British North America, written in this year. -- -- This podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network. - www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on this podcast? Contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:04.7	They didn't mean to start a country.
0:07.9	They came from all over the British North American colonies to meet in one place.
0:14.4	They first met in a tavern and then in a Carpenter's Guild Hall.
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0:59.0	Observant New Englanders, Quakers from Philadelphia, lawyers from Connecticut, indigo planters from South Carolina, militia leaders from Delaware, all together.
1:13.3	And the idea was to meet and show common cause for those in Boston now, an occupied city, and to show a united front of resistance to the latest rules from Parliament, which affected almost every aspect of American commercial life, who they could trade with, how much iron they could produce,
1:20.2	where they could settle, how their legislatures and courts would operate, and who ultimately
1:25.8	was in control. Did they have any rights that came
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