- was a letter to king George for freedom and laws
- annoyed that there were so many law
- was a letter for breaking free
- no taxation without representation
- they would tar and feather tax collectors
- tar and feather looks like a chicken
- they colonists finally got together to figure things out about king George
- they met in 1774 for the first continental congress
- after the stamp act Britain made lots more laws
- after the first continental congress they boycotted Britain goods
- they asked king George to take away the intolerable acts. but he refused
- the second congress met in summer 1775
- the battle of Lexington and concord was a sneak attack by the Americans
- in may 1775 fighting in Massachusetts had already started
- the second congress was important because they made plans for the war
- they organized troops and leaders
- George Washington didn’t want to be president
- by 1776 more people wanted independence
- Thomas Paine's pamphlet made people turn to the patriot side
- the declaration of independence had the reason why they should be free and why the king is a meanie beanie
- George Washington had a blue and tan uniform
- Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, and other people were basically the government
- the tasks were organize the colonies for war and become one big army
- who should lead the new army they chose George Washington and was proud
- to decide if they would declare their independence or break free or stay with England
- no more representatives than 6 or less than 3
- a stick with a skull is a symbol of war
- Ben Franklin was funny
- the most important colony is Virginia because it it were it all started like Jamestown and it was the largest colony
- there were other tea parties like in New York and North Carolina
- no one knows who shot first in the Lexington Concord
- New York had the most loyalists
- they got support from France and Spain
- the sons of liberty did lots of public things like the Boston tea party
- Joseph warren died at bunker hill because he was shot in the head
- after the Boston tea party the water turned black
- the congress is treason so Britain doesn’t know
- the Native Americans are supported them
- the worst law was one where they had no contact with other colonies
- there was no age limit for the army
1. What did we decide during the Second Continental Congress 2. What is one thing that you think everyone should know about the 2nd Continental Congress? 3. Why should more teachers try to connect with other classrooms when learning things like history? | 1. We decided to gain our freedom form England. So we made the Declaration of Independence. 2. That there were fifty six representatives at the congress. There were at least 6 people from each state and no less than 3. 3. They can learn other things that their class didn't know or think about. |