Question

use pages 10 and 11 of the student. fill in the blank use the words in each word bank to complete each passage. first continental congress american revolution letter representatives colonies the _ met in philadelphia to decide what to do about great britain. every colony except georgia sent _. the representatives sent a _ to king george that explained why the colonists thought they were being treated unfairly. the letter only made the british government treat the _ more harshly, and the colonies fought back. the _ started in 1775. states country second continental congress articles of confederation natural weak rules the _ met and wrote the declaration of independence. this paper explained that the government of great britain had tried to take away the colonists’ _ rights. because great britain had taken away these rights, the colonies had the right to break away. all the colonies approved the declaration of independence, and a new _ was born. congress had to write a plan for the new country’s government. they wrote a paper that listed the _ for the national government. this paper was called the _. it created a group of states held together by a _. under this plan, the _ had most of the power.

Explanation:

The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to discuss issues with Great Britain. Representatives sent a letter, and the American Revolution started in 1775. The Second Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence, creating a new country. They then wrote the Articles of Confederation which was a weak plan for the national government with states having most power.

Answer:

1. First Continental Congress; representatives; letter; colonies; American Revolution
2. Second Continental Congress; natural; country; Articles of Confederation; rules; weak; states