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1 Second Continental Congress
Meet May 10, 1775 Independence Hall (Pennsylvania State House), Philadelphia Congress meets continuously, lasts for several months not one day

2 First Decision of Congress
“We must exhaust all possibilities of peaceful reconciliation!” Send the Olive Branch Petition Written by JOHN DICKINSON

3 Patriots Continue to be Restless…
Patriot militias begin to organize in New England Battle of Bunker Hill June 16, 1775 Still waiting on reply from the King about Olive Branch Petition

4 Second Decision of Congress
Create the Continental Army Appointed George Washington to command the army

5 A Reply Arrives King declares that anyone who continues their “treasonous activities” will be hanged No longer a question of if there should be independence but WHEN they should declare it

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