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Second Continental Congress. Second Continental Congress (1775)  The colonial leaders met for the second time in Philadelphia during May of 1775 to discuss.

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1 Second Continental Congress

2 Second Continental Congress (1775)  The colonial leaders met for the second time in Philadelphia during May of 1775 to discuss what to do.  65 men met in Independence Hall to decide what steps would be made by the colonies

3 Second Continental Congress (1775)  New England representatives like John Adams from Massachusetts wanted the colonies to:  Form their own governments.  Declare independence.  Recognize the minutemen as the Continental Army.  Pick a general to lead an army against the British.  Other colonial representatives [mostly non-New England colonists] like John Dickinson from PA still held out hope to stay with England.

4 Second Continental Congress (1775)  The presiding officer of the Congress was John Hancock  Other participants:  Thomas Jefferson  Ben Franklin  John Adams  Samuel Adams  Richard Henry Lee  John Dickinson

5 Second Continental Congress (1775)  Decisions made by the Second Continental Congress  Military: The Continental Army was created and George Washington was chosen as the commander  Financial: Authorize the printing of colonial money.  Foreign Affairs: The Congress sent representatives to France and other locations throughout Europe in order to try to gain allies.  Ben Franklin participates in this committee

6 Second Continental Congress (1775)  Decisions made by the Second Continental Congress  Independence: Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and it was approved and signed by the Congress on July 4 th 1776  Government: Approved the passage of the Articles of Confederation as the first government of the new nation in 1777


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