Answer: C. They declared that the colonies were in a state of rebellion.
Question: The first committee started in Charleston, South Carolina, and more were created in other colonies except New England. When the Second Continental Congress created an official army, how did the British respond?
Explanation: In the 1770s, colonists had become dissatisfied with the British authorities due to severe taxes and lack of representation in the Parliament. In 1775, the second continental congress met and decided to go to war. They created an army under the command of George Washington.
Despite the vote passing, some members of the Congress did not like the idea of independence and worked to maintain good relations with King George III but by then the king had declared that the colonies were in a state of rebellion.
