Perhaps the most important single action of the Second Continental Congress was to
a. select George Washington to head the army.
b. draft new appeals to the king.
c. adopt new taxes to provide revenue.
d. adopt the Articles of Confederation.
e. organize a committee to recommend independence.
a
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a. serve as trading centers b. discourage European rivals c. ward off Indian attacks d. provide food and shelter for missionaries
The leading issues that women advocated for included all of the following EXCEPT
A) the right to vote. B) property rights. C) antislavery. D) prostitution.
The primary motives for European expansion were "God, glory, and gold."
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Pelham farmers in Northampton County, Massachusetts, in 1786 were protesting __________.
A. high state property taxes B. the ratification of the Constitution C. a federal whiskey tax D. a weak and ineffective state government