The top of a rock cliff where there is an opening in the forest letting you see a beautiful and unique view of Mount Mansfield, our states most famous mountain, and gives the feeling of escape even though it’s only a few miles from the nearest road!
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The Declaration of Independence was issued “by authority of the good people of these colonies.” It was a revolution, you know.
The Pilgrims did not cite any specific authority for the Mayflower Compact. However, they declared themselves to be loyal subjects of the king of Great Britain. The Compact was based on their experience in organizing dissenting churches in England and, I suppose, in the Netherlands, where they had sought shelter from persecution. In some ways it was in keeping with the English common law, which dealt with problems and controversies as they arose, rather than waiting for the government to settle them. But in some ways it was a revolutionary, democratic statement, asserting the colonists’ right to make their own laws.
it was started by the British in the 1880's
They relied on Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and helped with defense of them.
In their views was to protect and preserve slavery. This is the reason why they helped the union in Civil War.
