THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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The Washington’s
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The First Continental Congress
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The Second Continental Congress.
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The Redskins
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Articles of Confederation came into force on March 1, 1781, after being ratified by all 13 states, and the Second Continental Congress became the Congress of the Confederation (officially styled the “United States in Congress Assembled"), a unicameral body composed of delegates from the several states.
Detailed explanation-2: -On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, introduced this resolution in the Second Continental Congress proposing independence for the American colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -On June 14, 1775, a month after it reconvened, it created a united colonial fighting force, the Continental Army.
Detailed explanation-4: -New members of the Second Congress included Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. John Hancock and John Jay were among those who served as president. The Congress “adopted” the New England military forces that had converged upon Boston and appointed Washington commander in chief of the American army on June 15, 1775.
Detailed explanation-5: -After much debate, the Second Continental Congress ultimately agreed to the Declaration of Independence, and then signed it on August 2, 1776, in the Pennsylvania State House.