When the second continental congress created an official army, how did the british respond?
a. they removed british troops from boston.
b. they declared that the colonies were in a state of rebellion.
c. they asked the spanish and french for to defeat the americans.
d. they sent diplomats to negotiate for peace.
e. they did not take the actions of congress seriously because to them george washington was an inexperienced commander.

answer:

they did not take the actions of congress seriously because to them george washington was an inexperienced commander.

explanation:

most british officers thought that the insurgent army was "no more than a despicable band of wanderers, deserters and thieves" unable to rival the red jackets of his majesty, the british empire was the world's greatest power, with a trained exercise and the best navy at the time, they had the idea of defeating the continental army in a battle and calming the cries of independence

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the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.