Module Four Lesson Two Remedation activity

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  • 1774 BCE

    First Continental congress

    The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.

  • Prohibitory Act

    In December 1775, Parliament passes the Prohibitory Act, which outlaws American trade with foreign nations. All American ships (regardless of the owner's political sympathies) are considered enemy vessels that can be captured by the British Navy and declared prizes of war, their cargoes sold to the highest bidder.

  • Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress assumed the normal functions of a government, appointing ambassadors, issuing paper currency, raising the Continental Army through conscription, and appointing generals to lead the army.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. It was a document in which the colonists pledged their loyalty to the crown and asserted their rights as British citizens.

  • Declaration of Independence

    the proclamation made by the second American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain. the document formally recording this proclamation.