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The Second Continental Congress
1775
Your Mission
After Lexington and Concord, Congress had to make a decision that would have consequences for generations. They organized a Continental Army under George Washington AND sent another petition to King George III asking for peace. Both actions happened at the same time.
“Congress Voting Independence,” Robert Edge Pine and Edward Savage, ca. 1784–1801.
This painting depicts the Continental Congress in session at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, the same body that organized the Continental Army and sought peace simultaneously in 1775.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Public domain.
This painting depicts the Continental Congress in session at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, the same body that organized the Continental Army and sought peace simultaneously in 1775.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Public domain.
Your Challenge
Why would Congress prepare for war and ask for peace at the same time? What does that tell you about colonial opinion in 1775?
Record your answer on your notebook paper.
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