Answer: The main purpose of the telegram was to make the Mexican government declare war on the United States in hopes of tying down American forces and slowing the export of American arms.er:
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In the excerpt, Thomas Paine is pointing out at the fact that peaceful means have been ineffective, or are likely to be ineffective, in convincing the British King, to grant the American colonies independence.
He is using a metaphor to illustrate what would happen if the American leaders continued to ask for independence through peaceful ways: the King would practically become flattered, instead of convinced, and double down on repression.
For this reason, Thomas Paine is, in a elegant way, advocating for the use of force in order to obtain the goal: independence.
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George Washington
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The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in the summer of 1775, shortly after the war with the British had begun. It was preceded by the First Continental Congress in the fall of 1774. The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription.
It was primarily "men" and "children" who formed the largest part of the factory labor force during the Industrial Revolution, since much of this took place before the government started regulating things like harsh labor conditions and child labor.
