Second Continental Congress
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- Q1Selected by the Second Continental Congress to command the Continental ArmyGEORGE WASHINGTON30sEditDelete
- Q2A formal request.PETITION30sEditDelete
- Q3An introduction.PREAMBLE30sEditDelete
- Q4Met in 1775. They organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the committee to draft the Declaration of IndependenceSecond Continental Congress30sEditDelete
- Q5Created to fight against Britain in a more organized way than the colonial militias could, the American army during the American Revolution - George Washington was army's commanderContinental Army30sEditDelete
- Q6* A petition sent from Congress to King George III stating that the colonists desired peace and wanted the king to protect the colonist's rightsOLIVE BRANCH PETITION30sEditDelete
- Q7Published a pamphlet called Common Sense in 1776Thomas Paine30sEditDelete
- Q8A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation and argued that it was "common sense" to stop following the "royal brute" King George IIICommon Sense30sEditDelete
- Q9A document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting the independence of the colonies from Great BritainDeclaration of Independence30sEditDelete
- Q10July 4, 1776WHAT DATE WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE CONGRESS?30sEditDelete
- Q11Selected by Congress to establish and take charge of an American postal serviceBENJAMIN FRANKLIN30sEditDelete
- Q12States that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people.DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE30sEditDelete
- Q13John Adams, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, George WashingtonWho was at the Second Continental Congress?30sEditDelete
- Q14George WashingtonWho did Congress choose as commander of the Continental Army?30sEditDelete
- Q15* Began governing coloniesWhat were some of the actions of the Second Continental Congress?30sEditDelete
- Q16See image* Authorized printing of money30sEditDelete
- Q17See image* Set up a post office headed by Benjamin Franklin30sEditDelete
- Q18See image* Created committees to communicate with Native Americans and other countries30sEditDelete
- Q19See image* Established the Continental Army under the command of George Washington30sEditDelete
- Q20See image*Sent Olive Branch Petition to King George III30sEditDelete