USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On June 14, 1775, a month after it reconvened, it created a united colonial fighting force, the Continental Army.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Second Continental Congress assumed the normal functions of a government, appointing ambassadors, issuing paper currency, raising the Continental Army through conscription, and appointing generals to lead the army.

Detailed explanation-3: -All thirteen colonies were represented by the time the Congress adopted the Lee Resolution which declared independence from Britain on July 2, 1776, and the congress agreed to the Declaration of Independence two days later.

Detailed explanation-4: -They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, but the delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution. The king refused to hear the petition and declared the American colonies in revolt.

Detailed explanation-5: -Within days, thousands of militia members under the leadership of Artemas Ward of Massachusetts had Boston under siege. By May 10, just weeks after hostilities began in Massachusetts, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. On the agenda: creating a common army to defend the colonies.