The rich families of the colonies provided most of the money raised by the Continental congress for the revolution. A few examples of these families was the Adams of Massachusetts and the Richard Henry Lee of Virginia.
Two days lster the members of Congress were ready to announce thier decision. John Hancock serving as president of Congress declared that Washington had been elected "tobe General and Commander-in-Chief of the forces raised and to be raised in the defense of American liberty.
The Congress 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
1. raised armies by creating continental armies. 2. appointed diplomats and sent them to Europe. 3. allowed for the arrangement and ratification of formal treaties; starting with offering peace to Britain.
The first war the US took part in that was partially financed with lottery dollars was the Revolutionary War. Money was raised by the Continental Congress because it did not have a means by which to tax the American people.
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
the printing of paper money by Congress and the states
The army that was fighting for the continent: the army raised by the Continental Congress of 1775, with George Washington as commander.
Two days lster the members of Congress were ready to announce thier decision. John Hancock serving as president of Congress declared that Washington had been elected "tobe General and Commander-in-Chief of the forces raised and to be raised in the defense of American liberty.
he raised money
The Congress 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
who raised funds for the revolution
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1. raised armies by creating continental armies. 2. appointed diplomats and sent them to Europe. 3. allowed for the arrangement and ratification of formal treaties; starting with offering peace to Britain.
Robert Morris
The first war the US took part in that was partially financed with lottery dollars was the Revolutionary War. Money was raised by the Continental Congress because it did not have a means by which to tax the American people.
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
he raised a goldfish named Napoleon, which morphed into the famous war-hero, refulting in the french revolution.