Second+Continental+Congress


 * Objectives**:
 * identify the importance of Patrick Henry's famous speech on the Virginia Convention
 * identify and describe the actions taken by the 2nd Continental Congress

Using your class notes, write down what happened at the First Continental Congress.
 * Do Now:**

Read "The Inside Story" about Patrick Henry on pg. 114.
 * Preview**:
 * What does his famous saying "Give me liberty or give me death" really mean?
 * How did this speech inspire Virginians to take action?

Using page 115, take 2 column notes on the 2nd Continental Congress.
 * Lesson**:
 * Fill out the right hand side first, then fill out the left hand side.

Finish the summary on the 2nd Continental Congress.
 * Homework**: