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| What actions did the Second Continental Congress take? |
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The Second Continental Congress took action:
1. Formed a Colonial Army consisting of soldiers from all the colonies.
2. Asked each Colony to give money to support the new army to buy ammunition, food, and uniforms. |
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What gave the British Army an advantage over the Continental army as the war began?
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The British army was made up of professional soldiers.
They had the:
best training
most experienced Officers
and newest weapons. |
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What is an Olive Branch?
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| An Olive Branch stood for peace since ancient times. |
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| What did the Second Continental Congress send to the King George II of Britain? |
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| The Secong Continental Congress sent a letter called the Olive Branch Petition telling him of thier desire for peace and asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts. |
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| What were the 'Continentals'? |
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| The soldiers of the Continental Army that was trained by George Washington. |
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| Who were the Mercenaries? |
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| Hired soldiers paid to fight on British side during the war. |
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| What does it mean to 'enlist'? |
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| To join an army. The Continental soldiers could enlist or one year of maybe longer. |
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| When the Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch petition to King George II, what did the king do? |
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Definition
| The king refused to repeal the laws, forcing the Second Continental Congress to form the Colonial Army. |
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| When the Second Continental Congress formed the Continental army, who was paced in charge? |
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| George Washington of Virginia was selected to lead the army. |
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What was written in the four parts of the Declaration of Independance?
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1. Introduction why the declaration was needed and that they needed to form a new nation.
2. List of the colonies main ideas about government.
3. List of Grievances or coplaints about the unfair king and Parliment.
4. Last part stating the 13 colonies were no longer a part of Britain. |
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independance? |
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| Why was it important for colonial leaders to explain thier decision to break free of British rule? |
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| So that people would agree that the cause for independance was right and that it was worth fighting for. |
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| Why did the Colonial leaders ask Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Thomas Jefferson had studied government, and had been a lawyer and had already written about problems with British rule. |
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| A sudden or quick change in government. |
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| What is the definition of Independence? |
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| Freedom to govern on their own. |
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| What is the definition of Allegiance? |
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| Loyalty to a king or government. |
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| What is the definition of Declaration? |
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Definition
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| The president of the Continental Congress, and he was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. |
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| When was the Declaration of Independence signed? |
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July 4, 1776
(Known as the Fourth of July holiday) |
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