May 10, 1775
The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the Revolutionary War between the colonies and Great Britain. These battles did take place between the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia.
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The Second Continental Congress occured immediatly after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. The Congress met to discuss the war against Great Britain.
September 5, 1774
The Second Continental Congress occured immediatly after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. The Congress met to discuss the war against Great Britain.
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The Second Continental Congress occured immediatly after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. The Congress met to discuss the war against Great Britain.
The actions that the Second Continental Congress took to begin governing the colonies were authorizing a currency with a post office, creating committees to handle relations with Native Americans and foreign countries, and it created the continental army.
the war against Great Britain
Although the Second Continental Congress had take on the functions of a central government, it really had no power to do so. The only thing that made Congress a central government was the fact that the necessities of war gave its decisions popular support.
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The Second Continental Congress managed the war effort during the American Revolution. They drafted The Declaration of Independence to declare the colonies as an independent nation.