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会议、国家名要大写
hints：Boston;Philadelphia; George Washington of Virginia; King George III; Thomas Paine
Fighting broke out in other places along the way as the British soldiers in their bright red uniforms returned to Boston. More than 250 "redcoats" were killed or wounded. The Americans lost 93 men. Colonial representatives hurried to Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress. More than half voted to go to war against Britain. They decided to form one army from the colonial forces. George Washington of Virginia became the commander - in - chief. At the same time, they sent King George III a peace resolution to try to avoid a war. The king rejected it. On August 23, 1775, the king said the American colonies were in rebellion. The desire for independence increased in the next few months. Thomas Paine, a radical political thinker, argued for independence and against hereditary monarchy in his pamphlet common sense.
当英国士兵穿着他们鲜艳的红色制服会到波士顿的时候，战争渐渐地在其他地方爆发了。超过250名士兵被杀死或打伤。美国人失踪93人。殖民地代表赶到费城参加第二词大陆会议。一半以上人反对英国开战。弗吉尼亚州的乔治 · 华盛顿成为总司令。同时，他们给乔治三世一个和平解决的办法，试图避免战争 。这个国王拒绝了。在1775年8月23日，乔治三世国王说美国殖民者还在反抗。在之后的几个月独立的愿望一直在增长。托马斯 · 潘恩，一个激进的政治思想家，在他常识的小册子中主张独立和反对世袭君主制。