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The '''Second Continental Congress''' is by far the more noteworthy of the two [[Continental Congresses]]. As the [[British]] government's treatment of the colonies had not improved, the Congress drafted the famous [[Declaration of Independence]] in 1776. As war broke out and the [[American Revolution]] swung into full scale, the Congress acted as the unofficial government of the colonies. After the victory, they also drafted the [[Articles of Confederation]], which would serve as [[United States|America]]'s governing document for the next nine years until it was replaced by the [[Constitution]].
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The '''Second Continental Congress''', 1775-1789, is by far the more noteworthy of the two Continental Congresses. It was created in late 1774 when the [[First Continental Congress]]
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called on the colonies to send delegates to the Second one. It met in Philadelphia and was the national government that [[Declaration of Independence|declared independence in July 1776]], fought, financed, and won the [[American Revolution]] with the help of [[France]] and other allies.
  
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==See also==
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see [[Continental Congress]]
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[[First Continental Congress]]
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[[Category:American Revolution]]
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[[Category:United States History]]
 

Revision as of 23:28, October 3, 2009

The Second Continental Congress, 1775-1789, is by far the more noteworthy of the two Continental Congresses. It was created in late 1774 when the First Continental Congress 

called on the colonies to send delegates to the Second one. It met in Philadelphia and was the national government that declared independence in July 1776, fought, financed, and won the American Revolution with the help of France and other allies.

see Continental Congress

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