 | The Petition to the King was a petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress in 1774, calling for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts... 30 KB (1,717 words) - 13:02, 17 January 2024 |
 | The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, and signed on July 8 in a final attempt to avoid war between... 9 KB (894 words) - 06:51, 25 March 2024 |
 | Frédéric Bastiat (redirect from Petition of the candlemakers) block out the Sun to prevent its unfair competition with their products. Also included in the Sophisms is a facetious petition to the king asking for... 24 KB (2,753 words) - 04:20, 17 March 2024 |
 | Dominion of Newfoundland (category Pages using infobox country or infobox former country with the flag caption or type parameters) the United Kingdom to administer it by an appointed commission. The Newfoundland parliament accepted the recommendations and presented a petition to the... 28 KB (2,813 words) - 21:55, 10 April 2024 |
 | First Continental Congress (category History of the government of the United States) Resolves that included the Continental Association, a proposal for an embargo on British trade. They also drew up a Petition to the King pleading for redress... 18 KB (1,546 words) - 18:03, 13 April 2024 |
 | In the United States, the right to petition is enumerated in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which specifically prohibits Congress... 21 KB (2,617 words) - 08:27, 20 February 2024 |
 | colonists would do nothing to provoke war. The delegates then approved a series of measures, including a Petition to the King in an appeal for peace and... 212 KB (18,866 words) - 02:58, 29 April 2024 |
 | Roger Sherman (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference) Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. He also signed the 1774 Petition to the King. Born in Newton, Massachusetts... 32 KB (3,268 words) - 00:37, 12 April 2024 |
 | Samuel Adams (redirect from The American Cato) Massachusetts House sent a petition to King George asking for his help. Adams and Otis requested that the House send the petition to the other colonies, along... 96 KB (12,426 words) - 01:07, 13 April 2024 |
 | Patrick Henry (category Delegates to the Virginia Ratifying Convention) against the Stamp Act of 1765. In 1774, Henry served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress where he signed the Petition to the King, which he... 100 KB (13,806 words) - 04:32, 22 April 2024 |