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Prohibitory Act
The Britism government banned colonists from setting west -
First Continental Congress
In Philadelphia with every colony, execpt Georgia, sending delegates. Among Patrick Henry, George Washington, Sam Adams, and John Hancock -
Second Continental Congress
It meets in Philadelphia -
Olive Branch Petition
Congress sends a petition to the king asking him to reach an agreement. -
Declaration of Independence
Drafted by thomas jefferson the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's cherished symbol of liberty