USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. Washington was selected over other candidates such as John Hancock based on his previous military experience and the hope that a leader from Virginia could help unite the colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Washington served as Commander-in-Chief of the army throughout the War. When Washington assumed command, the Continental Army truly was not even an army. Rather, it was a loosely and poorly coordinated band of militias and citizen-soldiers under control of the individual states.

Detailed explanation-4: -George Washington arrived at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on May 9, 1775. Immediately he was placed on several committees that handled military preparedness in the colonies.

Detailed explanation-5: -Livingston (NY). Jefferson did most of the work, drafting the document in his lodgings at 7th and Market Street. Between July 2 and July 4, Congress argued over every word in Jefferson’s draft of the declaration, making numerous changes.