THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Question
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What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish when it met in May of 1775?
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It voted to declare independence from Great Britain.
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It established a committee to list grievances for King George III.
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It petitioned King George III again and created the Continental army.
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It created a federal constitution and requested funds from Great Britain.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the Revolutionary War had already begun. In 1776, it took the momentous step of declaring America’s independence from Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Second Continental Congress’s most significant achievement? The adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which it ratified on July 4, 1776.
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