The resolution of the Continental Congress called on the thirteen colonies to humble themselves in preparation for the coming war. With true penitence of heart and the most reverent devotion publicly to acknowledge the overruling providence of God. In three and a half months time, the colonists would be in open revolt against the most powerful empire in the history of the world. Many on both both sides of the Atlantic thought their cause was a suicide mission. The founders were not naive men. They knew their lives were on the line. (00:23–00:31)
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Asserts that the colonists revolted against a powerful empire within three and a half months.
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