The Continental Congress. 1  In the First Continental Congress, Patrick Henry, a delegate from Virginia, made the bold statement that I am not a Virginian, I am an American. 2  At the time of the congress, there were around 2.5 million people living in the United States.
Next Question. The main ingredient in eggshells is calcium carbonate (the same brittle white stuff that chalk, limestone, cave stalactites, sea shells, coral, and pearls are made of). The shell itself is about 95% CaCO 3 (which is also the main ingredient in sea shells).
An egg is surrounded by a thin, hard shell. Inside, the egg yolk is suspended in the egg white by one or two spiral bands of tissue called the chalazae (from the Greek word ÏÎ¬Î»Î±Î¶Î±, meaning hailstone or hard lump).