In May 1775 delegates from 13 colonies came to Philadelphia to fight for liberty, this was name the Second Continental Congress.
The Congress assumed the responsibility for the wars. They looked for armed volunteers to march to the north of Boston. This army they made was known as the Continental Army.
The Congress gave command of the Continental Army to a man named George Washington; he was born in Virginia the largest and most powerful colony of all. He had served as an colonial officer at the French and Indian War.
In July 1775 after 3 months of war the colonists sent a petition to the king of England known as the “Olive Branch Petition” in which they asked for peace to the king and the king rejected the petition and in response to these he sent more troops to America.
Many colonists supported the Continental Congress and decided to boycott a British import and only the minority preferred the British rules, these people were named the Loyalists. The Loyalists were the people that remained loyal to Britain. The Loyalists were people that liked law and order, and thought that the patriots committees were illegal and brutal.
The Congress assumed the responsibility for the wars. They looked for armed volunteers to march to the north of Boston. This army they made was known as the Continental Army.
The Congress gave command of the Continental Army to a man named George Washington; he was born in Virginia the largest and most powerful colony of all. He had served as an colonial officer at the French and Indian War.
In July 1775 after 3 months of war the colonists sent a petition to the king of England known as the “Olive Branch Petition” in which they asked for peace to the king and the king rejected the petition and in response to these he sent more troops to America.
Many colonists supported the Continental Congress and decided to boycott a British import and only the minority preferred the British rules, these people were named the Loyalists. The Loyalists were the people that remained loyal to Britain. The Loyalists were people that liked law and order, and thought that the patriots committees were illegal and brutal.
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