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Law of Boston
Parliament passed another set of laws, this time to punish the colonists for thye troubles in Boston and elsewhere. -
Delegates
Delegates from every colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia. Some importants were Samuel Adams and John Adams. -
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Meeting Adjourned
With a call for second congress to be convended the following May. -
Lexington and Concord
Was fought three weeks earlier on the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and by then the revolution had started. -
New Hampshire adopted
New Hampshire adopted a constitution to replace its royal charter. Less than three months later South Carolina followed. -
Agreed on Lee's resolution
Delegates finally agreed on Lees resolution but only after spirited debate for many of the Delegates had serious doubts about the wisdom of a complete seperation from England. -
Adopted the Declaration of Independence
Two days after Lee's resolution was agreed on by the delegates, they adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the reolution of a new nation. -
Declaration of Independence
The second continental congress served as the first goverment of the United States for five fateful years, from the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence. -
Articles of Confederation
After the Declaration of Independence the Articles of Confederation went into the new nation. During that time Second Continental Congress fought a war. Raised Armies and a navy, borrowed funds, bought supplies, created money system, and made treaties.
