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The convention organized a pact among the colonies to boycott British goods, the [[Continental Association]], starting December 1, 1774<ref name="Declaration of Independence 2">{{cite book |title=The United States Declaration of Independence (Revisited) |last=Owensby |first=J. Jackson |year=2010 |publisher=A-Argus Books |isbn=978-0-9846195-4-2 |page=374 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TZfDs_yJPYC |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> and provided for a [[Second Continental Congress]] in Philadelphia. | The convention organized a pact among the colonies to boycott British goods, the [[Continental Association]], starting December 1, 1774<ref name="Declaration of Independence 2">{{cite book |title=The United States Declaration of Independence (Revisited) |last=Owensby |first=J. Jackson |year=2010 |publisher=A-Argus Books |isbn=978-0-9846195-4-2 |page=374 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TZfDs_yJPYC |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> and provided for a [[Second Continental Congress]] in Philadelphia. | ||
On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress assembled at the [[Independence Hall|Pennsylvania State House]] after the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]] marked the beginning of the | On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress assembled at the [[Independence Hall|Pennsylvania State House]] after the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]] marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.<ref name="Declaration of Independence 3">{{cite book |title=The United States Declaration of Independence (Revisited) |last=Owensby |first=J. Jackson |year=2010 |publisher=A-Argus Books |isbn=978-0-9846195-4-2 |page=451 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TZfDs_yJPYC |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> Congress adopted the [[Olive Branch Petition]] in July 1775, which affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]] to prevent further conflict.<ref name="Declaration of Independence 4">{{cite book |title=The United States Declaration of Independence (Revisited) |last=Owensby |first=J. Jackson |year=2010 |publisher=A-Argus Books |isbn=978-0-9846195-4-2 |page=459 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TZfDs_yJPYC |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> | ||
The petition was rejected in August 1775, the King's [[Proclamation of Rebellion]] formally declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion.<ref name="Declaration of Independence 5">{{cite book |title=The United States Declaration of Independence (Revisited) |last=Owensby |first=J. Jackson |year=2010 |publisher=A-Argus Books |isbn=978-0-9846195-4-2 |page=465 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TZfDs_yJPYC |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> | The petition was rejected in August 1775, the King's [[Proclamation of Rebellion]] formally declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion.<ref name="Declaration of Independence 5">{{cite book |title=The United States Declaration of Independence (Revisited) |last=Owensby |first=J. Jackson |year=2010 |publisher=A-Argus Books |isbn=978-0-9846195-4-2 |page=465 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TZfDs_yJPYC |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> | ||