1775
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774, also in Philadelphia.
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The Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775. This was a meeting of most of the delegates from the thirteen colonies who had previously met for the First Continental Congress in September of 1774.
As promised, Congress reconvened in Philadelphia as the Second Continental Congress on May 10, 1775–and by then the American Revolution had already begun.
The Second Continental Congress began meeting in the summer of 1775, not long after the start of the Revolutionary War. It took place in Philadelphia, PA.
John Hancock was President of the Second Continental Congress.
How did the second continental congress decide to finance their army
The Declaration of Independence was drafted by the Committee of Five of the Continental Congress. The Committee of Five was John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
The governing body that led the colonies during the Revolution was the Continental Congress. It met several times to try to fund the Revolution and for several other reason.