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28 Cards in this Set
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when did the second continental congress assemble for the first time?
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May 10, 1775
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who were some of the delegates who attended the first continental congress?
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John and Samuel Adams
Patrick henry Richard henry Lee George Washington |
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who were some new delegates at the Second continental congress?
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Benjamin Franklin
represented colonists in London Thomas Jefferson brilliant thinker and writer John Hancock president of Second Continental Congress |
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How did the Second Continental Congress begin to govern the colonies?
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Authorized the printing if money
Set up post office with Franklin in charge Established committees to to communicate with Native Americans who and with other countries Created Continental Army |
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who did the Second Continental Congress pick to be the Continental Army's commander
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George Washington
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what did delegates offer Britain one last chance to avoid all-out war with ?
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sent a petition, or formal request, to King George III
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what did the Olive Branch Petition do ? How did King George III react?
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assured the king of the colonists desire for peace
and asked the king to protect the colonists rights refused to receive the petition and instead hired 30000 German troops to America and fight beside the British |
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how does the second continental congress react when they learned that British were planning to invade New York?
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Americans decide to strike first
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A patriot force captured Montreal in November. Who's attack mission on Quebec failed?
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Benedict Arnold
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Washington reached Boston in 1775.
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shapping militia into Army
disciplining, organizing, and leading the army |
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when was the continental army ready to fight?
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by march 1776
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how did Washington draw Sir William Howes and his redcoats out of hiding in Boston
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in March 1776 he positioned the continental army in a semicircle around Boston and ordered his men to attack the British with a bombard of cannons
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what writing of Thomas Paine was published? what did it do ?
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his pamphlet common sense
captured the attention of the American colonists by calling for complete independence from zbritsin January 1776 |
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what occurred on June 7, 1776?
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Richard henry Lee proposed a resolution
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what does Richard henry lees resolution do?
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proposed free and independent states
delegates debated |
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while the delegates debated the issue , the Congress chose a committee to do what?
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Draft a Declaration of Independence
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who was selected to write the Declaration?what did they write about?j hi uu hi Hi
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Jefferson
drew on the ideas on john Locke about a persons right to life, liberty, and property and that a government interfering with these rights might be overthrown |
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when did the Second Continental Congress eventually vote on lees revolution for independence
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on July 2, 1776
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who did not for lees resolution but eventually announced its support
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new York
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what happened on July 4 1776
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the congress approved Jeffersons draft of the Deceleration of Independence after tweaking it a bit
signed by delegates distributed to newly declared states |
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who's signature was the largest
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John Hancock
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how many parts are there to the declaration of independence? what are they?
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4
preamble declaration of natural rights list of grievances resolution of Independence by the US |
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what is the preamble
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the introduction that states that people who should wish to firm a new country should explain their reasons for doing so
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what was included in the second part of the declaration of independence the declaration of natural rights
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lists the rights the colonists believed they should have
stated that people have the right to over throw a government that fails to practice thesevrigjts |
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what was included in the third part of the declaration of independence :
the list of grievanves |
colonists' complaints against Britain
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what was included in the final part of the declaration of independence:
resolution of independence |
proclaims the existence of the new nation and Americas new status
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what happens na after this is sent out and distributed ,
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it started a war
caused the colonists to form alliances and trade with other countries |
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what was the central issue debated by delegates at the second continental congress ?
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whether the colonies should declare themsekves independent or stay under British rule
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