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=Second Congress to Independance!!!=

Second Continental Congress
-This Is Where The Continental Congress Met. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania

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What did they do?
When the Second Continental Congress met, the Revolutionary war had already started from the battles at Lexington and Concord. The main point of the Congress was to take charge of the war effort. On June 14, 1775, Congress voted to create the Continental Army from the militia around Boston and voted George Washington from Virginia as commanding general of the Continental Army. On July 8, Congress extended the Olive Branch Petition to the British Leader as a final attempt at reconciliation, but it it didn't do anything.

Declaration of Independence
Richard Henry Lee's resolution on June 1776 was about promoting independence. It reflected changing public opinion on the matter of staying loyal or being under control with Britain. This idea was taken over by the Congress and then Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence which changed the 13 colonies into the 13 states.


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