Which best describes actions that the Second Continental Congress took after shots were fired at Lexington and Concord?
Select one:
O a. The Congress immediately sought for an alliance with France.
O b. Congress appointed George Washington as President of the
United States
O c. The Congress acted as the Colonial Government and
attempted to settle disputes with English Parliament by sending
the King the "Olive Branch Petition".
d. The Congress issued a military draft to all men aged 16 - 35.

c. The Congress acted as the Colonial Government and  attempted to settle disputes with English Parliament by sending  the King the "Olive Branch Petition".

Explanation:

In response to the fighting at Lexington and Concord, swift actions were taken by the Second Continental Congress and the immediate one was that a petition was sent to King George III, which was named the  Olive Branch Petition. This document constitutes that they wanted to live in peace with Britain.  They proclaimed their allegiance to the King and demanded that the Intolerable Acts be repealed. But the appeal was denied by Great Britain.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.