Second Continental Congress

E1830

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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Second Continental Congress canonical	66
Continental Congress	47
Continental Congress of 1775	1
Lee Resolution	1
Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia starting 1775	1
Second Continental Congress met in York from 1777 to 1778	1
United States Continental Congress	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ legislative assembly ⓘ revolutionary congress ⓘ
authorized	Continental Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ surface form: Continental Marines Continental Navy ⓘ diplomatic missions to foreign powers ⓘ issuance of paper money ⓘ
chairperson	John Hancock ⓘ
country	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	American Declaration of Independence ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Independence Hall ⓘ surface form: 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 (118)

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Thirteen Colonies → significantEvent → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

John Adams → participatedIn → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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United States Army → foundedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Grand Union Flag → usedInGovernmentBody → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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John Hancock → memberOf → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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United States Navy → foundedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Continental Army → foundedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

George Washington → memberOf → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Independence Hall → associatedWith → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

American Declaration of Independence → placeAdopted → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence

American Declaration of Independence → approvingBody → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence

American Declaration of Independence → relatedEvent → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence

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First Continental Congress → followedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

United States Marine Corps → foundedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Continental Colors → associatedWithBody → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Continental Navy → operatedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Continental Navy → authorizedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

E pluribus unum (shared national motto) → adoptedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: E pluribus unum

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United States flag → adoptedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army → appointedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army → createdBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army → subordinateTo → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army → associatedWith → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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520 Chestnut Street → associatedWithEvent → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Treaty of Alliance (1778) → ratifiedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Patriot (American Revolution) → supportedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Benjamin Franklin → memberOf → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → signatoryParty → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → ratifiedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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British colonial authorities → opposedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Committee of Five → appointedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Committee of Five → partOf → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Committee of Five → legislativeBody → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Congress of the Confederation → precededBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Congress of the Confederation → replaces → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

City Tavern site → associatedWith → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Lee Resolution → proposedIn → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Lee Resolution → legislativeBody → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Lee Resolution → jurisdiction → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Articles of Confederation → adoptedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Articles of Confederation → draftedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Great Seal of the United States → adoptedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Horatio Gates → employer → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Continental Artillery → allegiance → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Continental Artillery → governedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress → influenced → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Petition to the King → followedBy → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

Articles of War → jurisdiction → Second Continental Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Articles of War (Continental Army)

this entity surface form: Continental Congress