(01.02 MC)Reаd the excerpt frоm Histоry оf the United Stаtes by Chаrles and Mary Beard. Then answer the question that follows.Although the Congress had not given up all hope of reconciliation in the spring and summer of 1775, it had firmly resolved to defend American rights by arms if necessary. It transformed the militiamen who had assembled near Boston, after the battle of Lexington, into a Continental army and selected Washington as commander-in-chief. It assumed the powers of a government and prepared to raise money, wage war, and carry on diplomatic relations with foreign countries.Which of the following best paraphrases the excerpt?