Because he wanted them to know what was going to happen to them after the war was over.
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George Washington was chosen to be commander of the Continental Army.
General George Washington
George Washington was comander and chief of the continental army during the American Revolution.
The general in charge of the Continental Army was General George Washington. He was the leader of this army during the Revolutionary War.
It recognized the Minutemen as the Continental Army, appointed George Washington as the army's commander, and authorized the printing of paper money to pay its troops.