THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Negotiate treaties with American Indian tribes
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Organize colonies for war by creating Continental Army
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Select a leader for the Continental Army
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Decide whether or not to declare independence from Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Congress functioned as a de facto national government at the outset of the Revolutionary War by raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats, and writing petitions such as the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms and the Olive Branch Petition.
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: -The Second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Second Continental Congress was responsible for each of the following except, levying taxes to raise military funds.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Continental Congress’s most significant achievement? The adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which it ratified on July 4, 1776.