Second Continental Congress

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governing body legislative assembly revolutionary congress

The Second Continental Congress was the assembly of colonial delegates that governed the American colonies during the Revolutionary War and ultimately adopted the Declaration of Independence.

Aliases (5)

Continental Congress ×42
Continental Congress of 1775 ×1
Lee Resolution ×1
Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia starting 1775 ×1
United States Continental Congress ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body → legislative assembly → revolutionary congress →
authorized	Continental Army → Continental Marines → Continental Navy → diplomatic missions to foreign powers → issuance of paper money →
chairperson	John Hancock →
country	Thirteen Colonies →
dateOfAdoption	Declaration of Independence, 1776-07-04 →
draftedBy	Committee of Five →
endTime	1781-03-01 →
followedBy	Congress of the Confederation →
jurisdiction	Thirteen Colonies →
language	English →
legislated	Articles of War →
location	Philadelphia →
member	Benjamin Franklin → George Washington → John Adams → John Dickinson → John Hancock → John Witherspoon → Patrick Henry → Richard Henry Lee → Robert R. Livingston → Roger Sherman → Samuel Adams → Thomas Jefferson →
metIn	Independence Hall → Pennsylvania State House →
president	Henry Laurens → John Hancock → John Hanson → John Jay → Samuel Huntington → Thomas McKean →
recognizedAs	central governing authority of the rebelling colonies →
replaced	First Continental Congress →
role	de facto national government of the United States →
significantEvent	American Revolutionary War → Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms → Lee Resolution → adoption of the Articles of Confederation → adoption of the Declaration of Independence → appointment of George Washington as commander in chief → approval of the Olive Branch Petition → creation of the Continental Army → issuance of Continental currency →
startTime	1775-05-10 →

Referenced by (93)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander McDougall ("Continental Congress") → Arthur Middleton ("Continental Congress") → Benjamin Franklin → Charles Thomson ("Continental Congress") → Edward Rutledge ("Continental Congress") → George Washington ("Continental Congress") → George Washington ("Continental Congress") → James Madison ("Continental Congress") → John Dickinson ("Continental Congress") → John Hancock → John Hancock ("Continental Congress") → John Hancock → John Sullivan ("Continental Congress") → John Witherspoon ("Continental Congress") → Patrick Henry → Peyton Randolph ("Continental Congress") → Richard Henry Lee ("Continental Congress") → Robert Treat Paine ("Continental Congress") → Roger Sherman ("Continental Congress") → Samuel Adams ("Continental Congress") → Samuel Huntington ("Continental Congress") → Samuel Huntington → Thomas McKean →	memberOf
Articles of Confederation → Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms → E pluribus unum ("Continental Congress") → Great Seal of the United States ("Continental Congress") → United States flag ("Continental Congress") →	adoptedBy
City Tavern site ("Continental Congress") → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ("Continental Congress") → Declaration House → Independence Hall →	associatedWith
Continental Army → United States Army ("Continental Congress") → United States Marine Corps ("Continental Congress") → United States Navy →	foundedBy
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army → Committee of Five → Silas Deane ("Continental Congress") →	appointedBy
Committee of Five → Lee Resolution → United Colonies →	legislativeBody
John Dickinson ("Continental Congress of 1775") → Peyton Randolph → Richard Henry Lee →	participantIn
Edward Rutledge → John Adams ("Continental Congress") → Robert Treat Paine →	participatedIn
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army → Olive Branch Petition →	createdBy
First Continental Congress → Petition to the King →	followedBy
Articles of War (Continental Army) ("Continental Congress") → Lee Resolution ("Continental Congress") →	jurisdiction
Congress of the Confederation → United States in Congress Assembled →	precededBy
Treaty of Alliance (1778) ("Continental Congress") → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ("Continental Congress") →	ratifiedBy
Continental Association → Olive Branch Petition →	relatedTo
American Revolutionary era → Thirteen Colonies →	significantEvent
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ("Continental Congress") →	subordinateTo
USS Alfred ("Continental Congress") →	acquiredBy
Continental Artillery ("Continental Congress") →	allegiance
Olive Branch Petition →	approvedBy
United States Declaration of Independence →	approvingBody
Continental Colors ("Continental Congress") →	associatedWithBody
520 Chestnut Street →	associatedWithEvent
Continental Navy →	authorizedBy
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms →	commissionedBy
Perpetual Union →	developedBy
Articles of Confederation →	draftedBy
Horatio Gates ("Continental Congress") →	employer
United Colonies →	establishedBy
Continental Artillery ("Continental Congress") →	governedBy
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress →	influenced
Province of Pennsylvania ("Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia starting 1775") →	notableEvent
Continental Navy ("Continental Congress") →	operatedBy
British colonial authorities ("Continental Congress") →	opposedBy
Committee of Five →	partOf
United States Declaration of Independence →	placeAdopted
Lee Resolution →	proposedIn
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms →	publisher
United States Declaration of Independence ("Lee Resolution") →	relatedEvent
Congress of the Confederation →	replaces
Province of Massachusetts Bay →	sentDelegatesTo
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ("United States Continental Congress") →	signatoryParty
Patriots ("Continental Congress") →	supported
Patriot (American Revolution) ("Continental Congress") →	supportedBy
Maryland State House ("Continental Congress") →	usedBy
Grand Union Flag ("Continental Congress") →	usedInGovernmentBody