Which of These Is NOT a Reason Why the Second

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Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a reason why the Second Continental Congress moved towards independence from Britain even though that was not its original intent?

• A) Shays's Rebellion had brought revolutionary fever to the people of the colonies.
• B) Armed conflict had already begun in Lexington and Concord.
• C) The British government continued its unyielding policies towards the colonists.
• D) Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published and widely read.
• E) A special committee was appointed to draft a declaration of independence.

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