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Vocabulary
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Committees of Correspondence, 1771
 Continental Congress, 1775
Patrick Henry
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Key Concepts
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Many people in the colonies believed the British
were prepared to use its soldiers
to make the colonies obey Parliament. The Committees
of Correspondence
decided they needed to meet to make plans. In September, 1774, representatives
from twelve colonies met in Philadelphia.
Since this was the first meeting of its kind, the colonists called the
meeting the Continental Congress. The Continental Congress agreed on three
issues. First they agreed to stop all trade with England. Then
they agreed not to obey British laws when the laws took away
their liberty as British citizens. And finally, they agreed they would
meet again in May 1775 if their demands for colonial rights or
freedoms were not met.
The Virginia House of Burgesses suggested
the colonists should start preparing for war. In March 1775, Patrick
Henry gave his most famous speech to the Virginia Legislature.
His famous words were, ..."give me liberty or give me death!" |
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The Continental Congress
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Differences Divide Britain
and its Colonies
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