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What effect did the outbreak of fighting at Lexington and Concord have on the Second Continental Congress?

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Answer:

They Sent a Petition to King George III

Step-by-step explanation:

While the colonists lost many minutemen, the Battles of Lexington and Concord were considered a major military victory and displayed to the British and King George III that unjust behavior would not be tolerated in America. The battles also constituted the first military conflicts of the American Revolution.

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