EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Delegates from each of the colonies met again to form the Continental Army.
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Formed a special committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
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All of the above
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Second Continental Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776, which led to the colonies becoming the United States of America. Under the Second Continental Congress, the newly formed country raised an army and developed a new government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hint: The Second Continental Congress was an agreement that took place in Philadelphia in May 1777. The convention consisted of 13 colonies as its members. Complete answer: The Second Continental Congress took place after the American Revolutionary war.
Detailed explanation-4: -On July 4, 1776, the Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, which for the first time asserted the colonies’ intention to be fully independent of the mother country. The Congress established itself as the central governing authority under the Articles of Confederation, which remained in force until 1788.