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In April 1775, the "shots heard around the world" were fired at Lexington and Concord. The shots were the result of colonial tension toward the acts passed by the British government. The colonial militia was victorious at Lexington and Concord. Delegates to the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia three weeks after the battles at Lexington and Concord. The Congress selected John Hancock as its president. Hancock was one of the richest colonists. He used his wealth to fund the Sons of Liberty in his home state of Massachusetts. The Congress also selected George Washington as the commander of the Continental Army. In an attempt to avoid a full-scale war, the Congress sent King George the Olive Branch Petition. In it, the colonists asked the King to protect their rights and told the King that they wanted peace. King George rejected their petition and began preparing for war.
<span>The answer is B
The new agreement helped big business by reducing the power of unions in the United States. In particular, it meant that trade unions could no longer demand that only trade unionists be hired by companies, or participate in secondary boycotts of companies that sold or manipulated non-union goods.
A. The 1956 National Interstate and Defense Highway Law
B. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947
C. The 1944 Officer Readjustment Act
D. The William Levitt Act of 1958</span>
