1 Plant bulbs deepâat least 8 inches, measuring from the base of the bulb. And that means digging even deeper, to loosen the soil and allow for drainage, or creating raised beds. Remember, the bigger the bulb, the deeper the hole it needs.  Set the bulb in the hole with the pointy end up.
On September 5, 1774, delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia (which was fighting a Native-American uprising and was dependent on the British for military supplies) met in Philadelphia as the First Continental Congress to organize colonial resistance to Parliamentâs Coercive Acts.n 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) had already begun. In 1776, it took the momentous step of declaring Americaâs independence from Britain.
The document was ultimately spoken to the British government, declaring the independence of the colonies from Britain and the creation of a new United States of America. Not all people were immediately in favor of it. Some of the colonists wanted to remain loyal to Britain, and the result was the American Revolutionary war, which raged on for 7 years until 1783, until Britain finally recognized the United States.