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All these considerations were popularized and brought vividly to the imaginations of great numbers by Paine's pamphlet, "[[Common Sense]]."  By May 1776, the Congress, which had acted for a year as a revolutionary general government for the United Colonies, felt justified in entering upon consideration of the subject.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PnFMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT53|title=The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 16|date=1904}}</ref>

All these considerations were popularized and brought vividly to the imaginations of great numbers by Paine's pamphlet, "[[Common Sense]]."  By May 1776, the Congress, which had acted for a year as a revolutionary general government for the United Colonies, felt justified in entering upon consideration of the subject.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PnFMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT53|title=The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 16|date=1904}}</ref>

Following the drafting and ultimate rejection of the ''Olive Branch'' petition, congress issued the [[Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms]].<ref>[http://www.constitution.org/bcp/takuparm.htm Declaration of Taking Up Arms: Resolutions of the Second Continental Congress]</ref>   

Following the drafting and ultimate rejection of the ''Olive Branch'' petition, congress issued the [[Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms]].<ref>[http://www.constitution.org/bcp/takuparm.htm Declaration of Taking Up Arms: Resolutions of the Second Continental Congress]</ref>  From the colonist's perspective, the King's perceived lack of interest for repairing their grievances only increased their desire for a complete independence from the submission of British rule.

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