USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
George Washington was selected to be the ____ of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
A
Commander-in-Chief
B
Patriots
C
Loyalists
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. George Washington commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). At the end of the year in both 1775 and 1776, he had to deal with expiring enlistments, since the Congress had only authorized the army’s existence for single years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775.

Detailed explanation-4: -George Washington was appointed commander of the Continental Army in 1775. Despite having little experience in commanding large, conventional military forces, his leadership presence and fortitude held the American military together long enough to secure victory at Yorktown and independence for his new nation in 1781.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription. On July 4, 1776, the Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, which for the first time asserted the colonies’ intention to be fully independent of the mother country.

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