Second Continental Congress

E1830

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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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

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British expeditionary forces in Massachusetts relatedEvent Second Continental Congress
Continental Congress hasPart Second Continental Congress
George Clymer memberOf Second Continental Congress
York, Pennsylvania historicalEvent Second Continental Congress
this entity surface form: Second Continental Congress met in York from 1777 to 1778
William Duer memberOf Second Continental Congress
this entity surface form: Continental Congress
History of Philadelphia includesEvent Second Continental Congress
Pennsylvania State House usedBy Second Continental Congress
Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence) participatedIn Second Continental Congress
subject surface form: Lewis Morris
Benjamin Hawkins memberOf Second Continental Congress
this entity surface form: Continental Congress
Articles of Association followedBy Second Continental Congress
George Wythe memberOf Second Continental Congress
Francis Hopkinson memberOf Second Continental Congress
Nathan Dane memberOf Second Continental Congress
this entity surface form: Continental Congress
Button Gwinnett participantIn Second Continental Congress
Button Gwinnett legislativeBodyMemberOf Second Continental Congress
Pierpont Edwards memberOf Second Continental Congress
this entity surface form: Continental Congress
Cornelius Harnett memberOf Second Continental Congress
this entity surface form: Continental Congress