THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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The second Continental Congress
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The first Continental Congress
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The founding fathers
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A bro huddle
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Detailed explanation-1: -Radicals and conservatives at the Second Continental Congress. There were two main factions represented at the Congress: the conservatives-headed by John Jay of New York and John Dickinson of Pennsylvania-and the radicals, led by John Adams of Massachusetts and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Neither Franklin nor Thomas Jefferson attended, but in addition to Adams, the delegates included Patrick Henry, Roger Sherman, John Jay, John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, and John Adams’ cousin, Samuel Adams.
Detailed explanation-4: -Membership. When the Second Continental Congress came together on May 10, 1775, it was, in effect, a reconvening of the First Continental Congress. Many of the same 56 delegates who attended the first meeting were in attendance at the second.