Second Continental Congress
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- Q1Selected by the Second Continental Congress to command the Continental ArmyGEORGE WASHINGTON30s
- Q2A formal request.PETITION30s
- Q3An introduction.PREAMBLE30s
- 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 Congress30s
- 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 Army30s
- 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 PETITION30s
- Q7Published a pamphlet called Common Sense in 1776Thomas Paine30s
- 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 Sense30s
- Q9A document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting the independence of the colonies from Great BritainDeclaration of Independence30s
- Q10July 4, 1776WHAT DATE WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE CONGRESS?30s
- Q11Selected by Congress to establish and take charge of an American postal serviceBENJAMIN FRANKLIN30s
- Q12States that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people.DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE30s
- Q13John Adams, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, George WashingtonWho was at the Second Continental Congress?30s
- Q14George WashingtonWho did Congress choose as commander of the Continental Army?30s
- Q15* Began governing coloniesWhat were some of the actions of the Second Continental Congress?30s