Which of the following occurred before the second continental congress met in may of 1775?

He colonies began fighting against Great Britain, but NOT as part of the revolutionary war, the protests began many years earlier. For example, Boston Tea Party was fighting against the Tea Act and occurred in 1773.

Washington didn't command the army until the next month of that year, he was appointed commander at the meeting

The colonists declared independence in 1776

George Washington didn't force the British to leave Boston until Dorchester Heights in 1776.

In 911, a group of vikings lead by rollo besieged paris and chartres. after a victory near chartres on 26 august, charles decided to negotiate with rollo. the talks were led by hervé, the archbishop of reims. this resulted in the treaty of saint-clair-sur-epte, which granted rollo and his soldiers all the land between the river epte and the sea. it also granted him brittany, "for his livelihood". at the time, brittany was an independent land which france had not been able to conquer. in exchange, rollo promised the king his loyalty and military assistance when needed. also rollo also agreed to be baptised and to marry gisela, the king's daughter. the territory given rollo is about the same as upper normandy.