I'm not sure if any were begun in 1775. The American Revolution was occurring at the time but it started in 1760's the sugar and stamp acts were in 1764 and 1765, While the Townsend act was in 1770. The declaration wasn't even started until 1817.
The Electoral College consists of 538 electors<span>. A majority of </span>270 electoral votes<span> is required to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators.
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He’s trying to say that it would be almost impossible to continue their journey without having an important part of his mind outwards and shared with the world
