HIST 2610 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture Britain’s New PolicyOutline of Current Lecture The Second Continental CongressMoving Closer to IndependenceCurrent LectureThe Second Continental Congress-May 1775 in Philadelphia-John Hancock-Delegates faced with 2 choices1. give in to mother country2. continue to resist -to provide for the defense of the colonies, Congress:1. Continental Army2. George Washington3. Issued call t colonies to raise troops and help pay for war effortDelegates also:1. Reaffirmed loyalty to the British crown2. Appealed to GeorgeMoving Closer to Independence-Many colonists still hope for reconciliation with the mother country-Such an outcome less probable as months passed-George III1. Proclaimed colonies to be in a state of rebellion2. Approved an act of Parliament closing colonies to all trade and commerce3. Hired mercenary troops from Hesse to help put down revolt-King and Parliaments moves infuriated colonists-Some began to talk of complete separation from Britain-Thomas Paine - Common Sense - colonies should become a nation of their ownThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Meanwhile the 2nd continental congress began to exercise the functions of a central government1. Inter-colonial post office2. Sent emissaries abroad to seek foreign aid from other countries3. Organized a navy4. Authorized American vessels to attack British ships5. Proclaimed the opening of colonial ports to trade with all countries except
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