The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the thirteen American colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was effectively the de facto government of what was later made into the United States of America.
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| - The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the thirteen American colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was effectively the de facto government of what was later made into the United States of America.
- The Second Continental Congress was the meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of delegations representing all thirteen British-American colonies. It decided to declare independence from the British Empire, and took place in 1776. Note: most of the delegates were liberal.
- The Second Continental Congress was a delagates convetion.Delagates of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania on May10,1775. Historical Events:
* June14,1775:Congress established a Continental Army and appointed George Washington as commanding general of the Continental Army.
* July6,1775:Congress approved a Declaration of Causes of why the Thirteen Colonies had went to war with Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War.
* July8,1775:Congress extended the Olive Branch Petition to the British Crown.
* May10,1776:Congress passed a resolution recommending that any colony lacking a proper government,should form such.
* May15,1775:Congress adopted a more radical preamble to the resolution drafted by John Adams.
* July2,1776:Congress voted to
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| - Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Franklin
- John Adams
- George Washington
- John Hancock
- Charles Thomson
- Edward Rutledge
- Button Gwinnett
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| - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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| - First Continental Congress
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| - The Second Continental Congress was a delagates convetion.Delagates of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania on May10,1775. Historical Events:
* June14,1775:Congress established a Continental Army and appointed George Washington as commanding general of the Continental Army.
* July6,1775:Congress approved a Declaration of Causes of why the Thirteen Colonies had went to war with Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War.
* July8,1775:Congress extended the Olive Branch Petition to the British Crown.
* May10,1776:Congress passed a resolution recommending that any colony lacking a proper government,should form such.
* May15,1775:Congress adopted a more radical preamble to the resolution drafted by John Adams.
* July2,1776:Congress voted to declare independence from Great Britain.
* July4,1776:Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.
* November15,1777:Congress approved the last draft of the Articles of Confederation for ratification by the States.
* December16,1777:The State Legislature of Virginia was the first to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
* February2,1781:The State Legislature of Maryland was the last to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
* March1,1781:Delagates of Maryland signed the Articles of Confederation.
- The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the thirteen American colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was effectively the de facto government of what was later made into the United States of America.
- The Second Continental Congress was the meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of delegations representing all thirteen British-American colonies. It decided to declare independence from the British Empire, and took place in 1776. Note: most of the delegates were liberal.
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