Lesson 5 Chapter 3 by Ava Salas

Romeo Paredes

2023-11-14 18:11:14 UTC

In 1774 he Continental Congress agreed to meet again if the British did not address their complaints.

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:16:51 UTC

When the Second Continental Congress they had a debate of whether they should rule independently or keep the colonies under the rule of the Britsh.

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:19:03 UTC

Richard Lee Henry had his own answer to this debate of how the United colonies should be free.

Romeo Paredes

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:20:36 UTC

Many others would debate this topic and others also feared the power of Britain fearing they would easily crush the rebellion .

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:22:59 UTC

People of the colonies started devolving idea of independence from Great Britain and Thomas Paine was a part of insperation .

Denisse Acosta

2023-11-14 18:23:57 UTC

The Congress chose Gorge Washington to command this army. He was an experienced soldier and a Respected Southern planter. He left Philadelphia at once to take charge of the forces in Boston.

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:25:47 UTC

Thomas Paine supported that they needed to separate the colonies and as a writer he posted a pamphlet known as "Common Sense" . This gave reason to become independent.

Denisse Acosta

2023-11-14 18:28:10 UTC

The Congress found out the British troops in Canada were planning to invade New York.

Veronica Martinez

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:28:32 UTC

They began the idea of governing the colonies tarting with printing money , and an post Office with Franklin in charge .

Damian Ramos

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:30:00 UTC

Committees were made to handle the relations with the Natives or foreign countries .

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:32:10 UTC

They would form Army being one of the most important parts due to the fact they would form strategies to fend of Britain .They had a difference between other defenders such as militia and were named the Continental Army .

Denisse Acosta

2023-11-14 18:33:24 UTC

Washington reached Boston in July 1775. He needed weapons, he had dozens of cannons hauled 300 miles.

Veronica Martinez

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:34:49 UTC

Delegate offered to prevent war sending the Olive Branch petition to George lll as a sign of peace allowing the right for protecting , but instead they prepared for war ignoring the petition .

Damian Ramos

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:35:54 UTC

George lll would hire around 30,000 German solider to defend his kingdom known as Heisanto fight along his British troops .

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-14 18:37:47 UTC

During the battles of Lexington and concord the relations between the colonies and the British would start a disbute around 1775 decreaing their relationship

Denisse Acosta

2023-11-14 18:42:58 UTC

Benjamin Franklin had been the leader in the Pennsylvania legislature. He was a very respected man. In 1765 he represented the colonies in London and helped win repeal of the Stamp Act.

Romeo Paredes

2023-11-14 20:18:53 UTC

The second Continental Congress met on May 10 1775 The delegates included some of the greatest leaders i the colonies.

Veronica Martinez

2946788 — 2023-11-15 02:53:46 UTC

The great leaders included John Adams , Samuel Adams , Richard Henry Lee , Patrick Henry , and George Washington .

Veronica Martinez

2946788 — 2023-11-15 02:56:30 UTC

John Hancock as a wealthy merchant would support patriot groups and became the president of the Second Continental Congress .

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:00:31 UTC

The delegates would need to dicuss the matters of War and were not in a postion to seperate from Britain they would take another year before Thomas Jefferson would write the Decleration of Independence .

Denisse Acosta

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:03:14 UTC

The Americans would plan the first attack and had their patroits march and capture Montreal and another American attack on Quebec but fail .

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:05:21 UTC

After the Battle of Bunker Hill George Washington would begin a system for disaplen and organziation making his army well suited for battle.

Damian Ramos

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:07:55 UTC

The British had control of Boston with patriot militia around the city and Washington had deamed his Army ready for battle in March of 1776 they attacked at night.

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:09:45 UTC

Willam Howe a General of the british would withdraw and on March 17 George Washington would lead his troops to Boston and they would watch the british sail away .

Denisse Acosta

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:18:16 UTC

A committee was formed to make the Declaration of Independence including John Adams ,Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. This was later known as the Committee of five

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:21:50 UTC

Jefferson would write the decleration and take great inspartion from a well known writter John Locke agreeing with his ideals .

Romeo Paredes

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:24:10 UTC

On July 2 1776 they voted on the ideas of Lee'sand would have the colonies voted on their independence only leaving New York that did not vote , but later annouced their support .

Denisse Acosta

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:29:11 UTC

The document was approved on July 4 1776 with John Hancock being the first and biggest signature on the Deceleration and with a after total of 56 delegate signatures .

Romeo Paredes

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:31:36 UTC

The Decleration was copied and with Washington sending his troops on July 9 to New York to tell the colony that they had independence. Then in Massachetts the Decleration would be read to the public with chears for their freedom .

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:36:30 UTC

The Declertion has four section each explaining people rights and the begginging of new natoins and existences of new ones .

Veronica Martinez

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:38:52 UTC

John Adams would be lead to beileve that the approval of the Decleration would become a holiday ,but July fourth would be celebrated as the day Delegates adopted the Decleration known as Independence day .

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:40:24 UTC

The Decleration was known as the universes principles and should be known as a set of rules to follow for most situations . This would be based off of rights of humans or English rights .

Ava Salas

2946788 — 2023-11-15 03:44:44 UTC

The Decleration shows how government is and how it' supposed to protect rights . It also states about grivances or examples such as cutting off trade with ost of the world . Lastly it states to pledge our lives to each other .

Eliazar morales

2023-12-13 18:15:54 UTC

In 1774 he Continental Congress agreed to meet again if the British did not address their complaints.

Eliazar morales

2023-12-13 18:16:52 UTC

Benjamin Franklin had been the leader in the Pennsylvania legislature. He was a very respected man. In 1765 he represented the colonies in London and helped win repeal of the Stamp Act.

Eliazar morales

2023-12-13 18:17:48 UTC

They began the idea of governing the colonies tarting with printing money , and an post Office with Franklin in charge .

Eliazar morales

2023-12-13 18:19:35 UTC

Willam Howe a General of the british would withdraw and on March 17 George Washington would lead his troops to Boston and they would watch the british sail away .

Eliazar morales

2023-12-13 18:20:31 UTC

People of the colonies started devolving idea of independence from Great Britain and Thomas Paine was a part of insperation .

Romeo Paredes

2024-01-23 18:16:24 UTC

The Continental Congress did take a number of steps to begin governing the colonies