Managed the colonial war effort and moved slowly towards independence adopting the Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress's main purpose was to draft the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution was not drafted for 11 more years.
Second Continental Congress
The second group of delegates from the colonies was far from unified, but represented the first attempt at a republican government for the colonies. The purpose of the Second Continental Congress was for the making of the Declaration of Independence.
Second Continental Congress was created in 1775.
to make preparation for war call for peace and declare independence
Who was the largest delegate at the second continental congress
The second continental congress created the National Government.
Patriots dominated the Second Continental Congress.
The Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army.
The general purpose of the Continental Congress was to unite the colonies in their opposition to British policies.
The Albany Congress (1754) came first, followed by the Committees of Correspondence in the 1770s. The First Continental Congress was convened in 1774, and the Second Continental Congress followed in 1775. Thus, the order is Albany Congress, Committees of Correspondence, First Continental Congress, and then Second Continental Congress.
The Second Continental Congress was made up of delegates from the thirteen British colonies of America. Its original purpose was to oversee the colonial war effort against Great Britain.