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Here’s the extracted text from your notebook images (cleaned up and organized so it’s easy to read): ⸻ Chapter 4 – The Revolutionary War First Continental Congress (Fall 1774) • Closing the Port of Boston led to this congress. • Delegates from 12 colonies (not Georgia). • Delegates debated whether to seek peace or begin war for independence from England. Results: 1. Halted all trade with Britain. 2. Military to prepare for war. 3. Declaration of Rights sent to King George. ⸻ Battle of Lexington – First Battle of the Revolutionary War • British went to Concord to seize colonial weapons. • Paul Revere and others warned colonists of planned route. • Minutemen told: “Don’t fire unless fired upon.” • British found few weapons in Concord and set buildings on fire. • On return to Boston: 250 British and 100 colonists killed. ⸻ Second Continental Congress (1775–1776) • Delegates had to decide: send a petition to King George or go to war with Great Britain. • Delegates were not united but willing to compromise. 1. Sought peace with King George III (Olive Branch Petition). 2. Created the Continental Army to fight the British if necessary, led by George Washington (GW)...