USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -On June 15 they selected George Washington to be the commander in chief. They also agreed that each colony would support the cause with troops and funds as it could and as was representative of their colony.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -What actions did the Second Continental Congress take in response to the outbreak of war with Britain? Congress took responsibility for the war, sent volunteers from other colonies to fight, and gave George Washington control of the army.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Petition to the King was a petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress in 1774, calling for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts. The King’s rejection of the Petition, was one of the causes of the later United States Declaration of Independence and American Revolutionary War.