Question

What is the significance of the Second Continental Congress?

Answer 1

Instructions: Talk about the different activities undertaken by the Second Continental Congress

Solution: The Second Continental Congress met on 10 May 1775 in Philadelphia. Some of the prominent members were John Adams, Sam Adams, Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson.

• It organized the army gathered around Boston as the Continental Army and placed it under the command of George Washington.
• It dispatched ‘the Olive Branch Petition to the king and adopted the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms.
• In July 1775, it appointed Commissioners to negotiate with Native Americans.
• It also established a Postal Department with Benjamin Franklin as Postmaster-General.
• A Committee was also formed to explore the possibility of foreign aid.