EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Colonial militias
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Marines
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Continental Army
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Navy
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Detailed explanation-1: -On June 14, 1775, a month after it reconvened, it created a united colonial fighting force, the Continental Army.
Detailed explanation-2: -Second Continental Congress Definition The Second Continental Congress was the formal meeting of delegates from the American colonies to form a provisional government together to make decisions about the war with Britain over American independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -All thirteen colonies were represented by the time the Congress adopted the Lee Resolution which declared independence from Britain on July 2, 1776, and the congress agreed to the Declaration of Independence two days later.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, but the delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution.