USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BATTLES HAD ALREADY TAKEN PLACE BEFORE THE 2ND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MET?
A
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
B
BUNKER HILL
C
SARATOGA
D
KING’S HILL
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Continental Congress met inside Independence Hall beginning in May 1775. It was just a month after shots had been fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, and the Congress was preparing for war.

Detailed explanation-2: -April 19 Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, occur. A rallying militia drives British back in retreat to Boston. Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following occurred before the Second Continental Congress met in May of 1775? The colonies began fighting against Britain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge.

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