The Second Continental Congress: John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Patrick Henry begin meeting in Philadelphia on May 10th.
How will we react to fighting at Lexington and Concord?
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Meanwhile at Fort Ticonderoga...
ATTACK!!
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Continental Army was funded by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend American Colonies from Britain
My name is George Washington, I am the new commanding general.
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George Washington has experience as a colonial officer in the French and Indian War.
We are the Continental Army, made of men from all 13 colonies.
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The Continental Army went on to fight Great Britain in the Revolutionary War.
We will continue to fight on!
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Second Continental Congress and Continental Army By: Grace Rosica and Ana Masters