THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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drafting a national constitution
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the colonial economy
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international trade
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the war against Great Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Second Continental Congress’s most significant achievement? The adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which it ratified on July 4, 1776.