USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for thirteen of Britain’s colonies in North America, and the newly declared United States just before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Second Continental Congress, assembled in Philadelphia, formally adopts Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence from Great Britain. The vote is unanimous, with only New York abstaining.

Detailed explanation-3: -On September 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress in the United States met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government’s restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party.

Detailed explanation-4: -On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.