Question

A. They removed British troops from Boston. B. They did not take the actions of Congress seriously because to them George Washington was an inexperienced commander. C. They declared that the colonies were in a state of rebellion. D. They sent diplomats to negotiate for peace. E. They asked the Spanish and French for help to defeat the Americans.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter C

Throughout the 1760s and 1770s, political relations between England and the Thirteen Colonies became increasingly complicated. On the one hand, England wanted to impose taxes and demands that it never imposed on American settlers before. In contrast, the residents of the Thirteen Colonies, accustomed to autonomy, did not intend to submit to this new policy of the British metropolis.

Dissatisfied with this situation, the most prominent representatives of the colonies decided to meet at the First Continental Congress of Philadelphia, organized in 1774. At that event, their participants drew up a document in which they demanded an end to the taxes established by the British authorities. Apart from separatist pretensions, this first political action by the colonists was intended to peacefully reverse the interventionist tone adopted by the British.

Without achieving the expected effect, other settlers believed that the military conflict could end the colonialist pretensions of the English government. In 1775, some settlers already organized themselves militarily to carry out a confrontation against England. That same year, during the Second Continental Congress of Philadelphia, a larger contingent of supporters advocated definitive separation through the organization of direct confrontation.

Answer 2

Answer: C. They declared that the colonies were in a state of rebellion.

Question: The first committee started in Charleston, South Carolina, and more were created in other colonies except New England. When the Second Continental Congress created an official army, how did the British respond?

Explanation: In the 1770s, colonists had become dissatisfied with the British authorities due to severe taxes and lack of representation in the Parliament. In 1775, the second continental congress met and decided to go to war. They created an army under the command of George Washington.

Despite the vote passing, some members of the Congress did not like the idea of independence and worked to maintain good relations with King George III but by then the king had declared that the colonies were in a state of rebellion.