THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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They agreed to repay Britain for the Boston Tea Party
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They reprimanded South Carolina for its self-serving stance on exports
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They refused to endorse the Suffolk Resolves
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They sought to correct government wrongdoings by issuing the Olive Branch petition in an effort to avoid revolution
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, and signed on July 8 in a final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the Revolutionary War had already begun. In 1776, it took the momentous step of declaring America’s independence from Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Congress finally approved the resolution of independence on July 2, 1776. They next turned their attention to a formal explanation of this decision, the United States Declaration of Independence which was approved on July 4 and published soon thereafter.
Detailed explanation-4: -What were the two main goals of the Second Continental Congress? One of the Second Continental Congress’s main goals was to create a more fair and representative government than the tyrannical British Parliament. Another was to create a currency and trade relations with other nations.