. Hospitals Following the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775 the Patriots had control of Massachusetts outside the Boston city limits and the Loyalists suddenly found themselves on the defensive with no protection from the British army in all 13 colonies Patriots had overthrown their existing governments closing courts and driving away British officials They had elected conventions and "legislatures" that existed outside any legal framework; new constitutions were drawn up in each state to supersede royal charters They declared that they were states not colonies, President Lincoln (center right) with from left Generals Sherman and Grant and Admiral Porter in the Peacemakers an 1868 painting of events aboard the River Queen in March 1865, Year # Slaves # Free Only four (Baldwin Gilman Jenifer and Alexander Martin) were lifelong bachelors Many of their spouses like Eliza Schuyler Hamilton Martha Washington Abigail Adams Sarah Livingston Jay Dolley Madison Mary White Morris and Catherine Alexander Duer were strong women who made significant contributions of their own to the fight for liberty. Siege of Boston Night scene depicting Washington at center standing among officers and Indians around a lamp holding a war council.
. . . New York: Much like Illinois the state capital and government are headquartered in Albany but many officials are mostly active in or live in New York City, In response Massachusetts patriots issued the Suffolk Resolves and formed an alternative shadow government known as the "Provincial Congress" which began training militia outside British-occupied Boston in September 1774 the First Continental Congress convened consisting of representatives from each of the colonies to serve as a vehicle for deliberation and collective action During secret debates conservative Joseph Galloway proposed the creation of a colonial Parliament that would be able to approve or disapprove of acts of the British Parliament but his idea was not accepted the Congress instead endorsed the proposal of John Adams that Americans would obey Parliament voluntarily but would resist all taxes in disguise Congress called for a boycott beginning on 1 December 1774 of all British goods; it was enforced by new committees authorized by the Congress. .
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