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brought great change in political affairs in 1760 in England and colonies
What did the first continental congress pledge?
Loyalty of colonists to the crown and protested parliamentary interferes with American rights
When was independence declared
June 1776
Who were allies of Benjamin franklin, john Adam’s, and George Washington
William Pitt and Edmund Burke
What were the intolerable acts seen as?
a threat to colonial liberty
Who presented the resolution for independence to the second continental congress?
Richard Henry Lee
What act required colonists to purchase and affix stamps on Legal commercial documents
Stamp act
When did the second continental congress convene
may 10,1775
July 4th 1776
What was concluded by delegates at the stamp act congress regarding their representation
they were under the authority of parliament because they weren’t represented in Parliament
What was significant about the second continental congress?
all 13 colonies were represented
Who was the chairman of the committee that drafted the declaration of Independence
thomas Jefferson
What document did the stamp act congress issue In October 1765?
Declaration of Rights and grievances
What did the prohibitory act do?
cut off all trade between colonies and England and removed them from the Kings protection.