USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -True, they did force soldiers to live with the colonists. Some colonists were Loyalists who sided with Britain; the other colonists were Patriots who supported the right to independence. The Second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to command the Continental Army.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. Washington was selected over other candidates such as John Hancock based on his previous military experience and the hope that a leader from Virginia could help unite the colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -March 27, 1775 Jefferson is elected as a delegate to the second Continental Congress to replace Peyton Randolph, the former president of Congress, who is now presiding over the Virginia House of Burgesses. Jefferson attends the Virginia House of Burgesses until his departure for Philadelphia in mid-June.

Detailed explanation-4: -They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, but the delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution. The king refused to hear the petition and declared the American colonies in revolt.

Detailed explanation-5: -By May 10, just weeks after hostilities began in Massachusetts, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. On the agenda: creating a common army to defend the colonies. A month later, on June 14, the Congress approved the creation of that army, the Continental Army.