During
the
2nd
____________________
Congress
,
delegates
from
the
colonies
met
together
.
They
create
an
____________________
that
was
led
by
George
____________________
.
They
wrote
a
letter
to
King
George
begging
to
make
____________________
and
not
start
a
war
with
them
.
This
was
called
the
Olive
____________________
Petition
.
The
men
also
started
writing
the
____________________
of
Independence
.
Thomas
____________________
was
the
lead
writer
for
this
.
Lastly
,
the
men
started
drafting
what
the
____________________
flag
would
look
like
.