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Crisis 3: Second Continental Congress
(Assembled at Philadelphia in 1775 and 1776)

Delegates debate the issues, make their decisions, and place their final votes. Historical Bulletins, Fate, and PACTS continue to affect the delegates and factions. The activity climaxes on July 4, 1776, as you decide whether to declare independence and thrust the country into what will most certainly be a period of chaos, and probably civil war. Following the final vote, you will assemble for debriefing meetings to discuss the strategies and impacts of the American Revolution and of revolutions in general.


 * Proposals 1775**
 * 1) We will give aid and supplies to the colonial militia currently besieging Boston.
 * 2) We will form a Continental Army with George Washington as commander-in-chief.
 * 3) We will issue paper money to support the Army.
 * 4) We will appoint a committee to handle negotiations with foreign countries.
 * 5) We petition King George III to personally promote repeal of oppressive measures. The Colonies will stop the independence movement if the intolerable Acts are repealed and Parliament agrees to regulate only trade.

6. We will authorize privateering against British shipping. 7. We will sign the Declaration of Independence: “When in the course of uman events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissovle political bands which have connected them with another...” The document recognizes these basic points:
 * Proposals 1776**
 * the origin of government is in the consent of the governed;
 * the obligation of the government is to protect the natural rights of the people;
 * when a government does not protect these rights, it is the responsibility of the people to abolish that government and institute a new one.

Debates in Congress Rubric Crisis 3 Questions