1. 2nd Continental Congress

2. 2nd Continental Congress
Review: What 2 things happened at the First Continental Congress?

3. John Adams Video on the Forming of the Continental Army

4. War????
John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown. King George refused to read the petition and on August 23 proclaimed that the colonists had "proceeded to open and avowed rebellion."

5. In response to the O.B.P, King George hired mercenaries= soldiers you can buy from another country to fight for you (German/Hessians)

6. Committee of Five

7. Create a Continental Army
Chose George Washington to serve as Commander
He served without pay
Print Money
Standing Committee for Foreign Relations
Olive Branch Petition -> Declaration of Independence