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The Second Continental Congress, that passed and adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, was the one that officially declared war on Great Britain.

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The Continental Congress originally met to show King George III and the British Parliament that the American Colonies could all cooperate together and could join together for a common cause.

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