The Second Continental Congress governed the colonies by authorizing the printing of money and setting up a post office with Franklin in charge. It established committees to communicate with Native Americans and with other countries. Most important, the Congress created the Continental Army to fight against Britain in a more organized way than the colonial militias could
The Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army.
The second Continental Congress played a significant role in the history of the formation of the United States. They asked the colonies to sign the Articles of Confederation which lead the writing of the Constitution.
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The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in the spring of 1775. Hostilities between England and the colonies had already broken out--Bunker Hill, Ticonderoga, and Arnold's failed attempt to invade Canada. The Congress acted as the government for the colonies when it became obvious that war would result between England and the colonies. They appointed Washington as commander of the Continental Army and approved the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
The First Continental Congress originally called for peace. When peace was not possible a declaration of war was issued and a declaration of independence.
The Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army.
All thirteen colonies
On May 10, 1775, The Second Continental Congress assembled for the first time, declaring independence was a long way off. The second continental congress began to govern the colonies. It authorized the printing of money and set up a post office with Franklin in charge.
thirteen colonies
The governing body that led the colonies during the Revolution was the Continental Congress. It met several times to try to fund the Revolution and for several other reason.
The second Continental Congress played a significant role in the history of the formation of the United States. They asked the colonies to sign the Articles of Confederation which lead the writing of the Constitution.
The second continental congress push in the 1775 did push for independence from the United Kingdom. The colonies wanted to be free.
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The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.
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