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What was the meeting of the colonial leaders to discuss the British reaction to Lexington and Concord?
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2nd Continental Congress
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Who was chosen to be the leader of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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Wat were hired soldiers called?
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mercenaries or hessians
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What was the name of the letter sent to the King of England asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts?
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Olive Branch Petition
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What religious group were Pacifists and refused to take part in the war?
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Quakers
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Who wrote poems supporting independence?
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Phyllis Wheatlty
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Who joined the North Carolina miitia to fight?
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Mary Solcomes
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____ _____ was the writer of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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_____ _____ wrote the book Common Sense.
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Thomas Payne
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