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... Congress who agreed with him . The delegates never had to pass on the question . When the second Continental Congress met , the shot heard round the world had been fired . Gage had stirred up a hornet's nest and there were soon twenty ...
... Congress who agreed with him . The delegates never had to pass on the question . When the second Continental Congress met , the shot heard round the world had been fired . Gage had stirred up a hornet's nest and there were soon twenty ...
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... Congress , wanted to be the commander - in - chief . He was very popular in Massa- chusetts and he thought he could get the army to elect him . Patrick Henry was another politician who fancied himself as a general . Then there were ...
... Congress , wanted to be the commander - in - chief . He was very popular in Massa- chusetts and he thought he could get the army to elect him . Patrick Henry was another politician who fancied himself as a general . Then there were ...
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... Congress , and Richard Henry Lee was far from popular with his colleagues in the Virginia delegation . Then the Congress employed Arthur Lee in a diplomatic capacity . Whatever may have been Arthur Lee's talents , diplomacy was not ...
... Congress , and Richard Henry Lee was far from popular with his colleagues in the Virginia delegation . Then the Congress employed Arthur Lee in a diplomatic capacity . Whatever may have been Arthur Lee's talents , diplomacy was not ...
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