At the first Continental Congress in 1774, delegates were not yet eager to declare independence. They first wanted to exhaust all other options, and petitioned the British crown for a redress of the colonies' grievances.
Although declaring independence was an option considered by delegates of the First Continental Congress of 1774, it was seen as an extreme one. They wanted to exhaust all other means to improve conditions for the colonies under the British crown's rule.
"The Second Continental Congress succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776." For more detail see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress
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They met in response to the Intolerable Acts of 1774. These acts were created to punish the colonies, specifically Massachusetts, after the Boston Tea Party. One of the Intolerable Acts was the Boston Port Bill; it closed the port of Boston until the damages of the tea party were paid for.
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They hope to declare independence as soon as possible
they hoped to declare independence as soon as possible. i think
Although declaring independence was an option considered by delegates of the First Continental Congress of 1774, it was seen as an extreme one. They wanted to exhaust all other means to improve conditions for the colonies under the British crown's rule.
Managed the colonial war effort and moved slowly towards independence adopting the Declaration of Independence
"The Second Continental Congress succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776." For more detail see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress
The Second Continental Congress did not initially want to break away from Britain. In 1775, their main goal was to establish a military force, the Continental Army, to defend their rights against British oppression. Additionally, they created a new currency, the Continental currency, as a means to finance the war and pay their soldiers. However, as the war progressed, sentiments shifted towards independence, leading to the eventual Declaration of Independence in 1776.
In the 1st contential congress the delegates made 10 resolutions for the King George the 3rd. When the king received this resoultions he refused which caused the people to get angry. In the 1st contential congress the delegates made 10 resolutions for the King George the 3rd. When the king received this resoultions he refused which caused the people to get angry.
The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. By raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats, and making formal treaties, the Congress acted as the de facto national government of what became the United States. With the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, the Congress became known as the Congress of the Confederation.
The members of the Second Continental Congress were a less cautious bunch than the delegates to the First CC. Militants had taken many of the conservative places. Fighting had started and the Second Continental Congress agreed to appoint George Washington as commander of the colonial troops around Boston. He would become Commander of all the continental forces. Not yet ready to declare independence, they issued a "Declaration of the Cause and Necessity of Taking up Arms" in 1775. By June, it appeared that independence was gaining popularity and Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced the resolution for independence from Great Britain. The Congress appointed a committee to form the Declaration of Independence, with most of the work done by Thomas Jefferson. The Congress then adopted the Declaration, acted as the government for the colonies during the war, raised an army and navy, approved the creation of the Articles of Confederation, and negotiated the peace with Great Britain
No, our current Congress was seated in 1789, 13 years after our Declaration of Independence and years after the Revolutionary War.
Moderates in the Congress still hoped that the colonies could be reconciled with Great Britain, but a movement towards independence steadily gained ground. Congress established the Continental Army (June 1775), coordinated the war effort, issued a Declaration of Independence in July 1776, and designed a new government in the Articles of Confederation, which were ratified in 1781.
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after shooting in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. By raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats, and making formal treaties, the Congress acted as the de facto national government of what became the United States.[1] With the ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781, the Congress became known as the Congress of the Confederation.