Second Continental Congress

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The Second Continental Congress was the assembly of colonial delegates that governed the American colonies during the Revolutionary War and ultimately adopted the Declaration of Independence.

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Generate an image of the Second Continental Congress (The Second Continental Congress was the assembly of colonial delegates that governed the American colonies during the Revolutionary War and ultimately adopted the Declaration of Independence.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governing body ⓘ
legislative assembly ⓘ
revolutionary congress ⓘ
authorized Continental Army ⓘ
Continental Marines ⓘ
Continental Navy ⓘ
diplomatic missions to foreign powers ⓘ
issuance of paper money ⓘ
chairperson John Hancock ⓘ
country Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
dateOfAdoption Declaration of Independence, 1776-07-04 ⓘ
draftedBy Committee of Five ⓘ
endTime 1781-03-01 ⓘ
followedBy Congress of the Confederation ⓘ
jurisdiction Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislated Articles of War ⓘ
location Philadelphia ⓘ
member Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
John Adams ⓘ
John Dickinson ⓘ
John Hancock ⓘ
John Witherspoon ⓘ
Patrick Henry ⓘ
Richard Henry Lee ⓘ
Robert R. Livingston ⓘ
Roger Sherman ⓘ
Samuel Adams ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
metIn Independence Hall ⓘ
Pennsylvania State House ⓘ
linked to: Independence Hall
president Henry Laurens ⓘ
John Hancock ⓘ
John Hanson ⓘ
John Jay ⓘ
Samuel Huntington ⓘ
Thomas McKean ⓘ
recognizedAs central governing authority of the rebelling colonies ⓘ
replaced First Continental Congress ⓘ
role de facto national government of the United States ⓘ
significantEvent American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms ⓘ
Lee Resolution ⓘ
adoption of the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
adoption of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
appointment of George Washington as commander in chief ⓘ
approval of the Olive Branch Petition ⓘ
creation of the Continental Army ⓘ
issuance of Continental currency ⓘ
startTime 1775-05-10 ⓘ

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