Second Continental Congress

The Second Continental Congress was lead because the battle of Lexington and Concord provided the impulsion needed to assemble the delegates from the 13 colonies at Philadelphia.

The leader of this congrees was called John Hancock including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson . There were representatives for each colony at the assembly, this included 65 delegates.

One of the decisions they made at this Congress was to completely break away any relationship they had with Great Britain, they also agreed to form an army for all the colonies this was later called : The American Continental Army. In 1774 George Washington became the commander of this troops.

The started to gain money and printing it to start paying the militia beacuse they haded to unite allies to fight the Great Britain Army.

Some Man of the Congress were having this law of breaking with Briatin in dissaproval, olny sime radicals accepted it , but afeter King George rejected a peaceful petition the colonies were angry because they tought that all ther problems will end up with that treaty but the King didnt accepted.

The need of Independence gre stronger in every colonists so now every colonists was dissapointed and mad wanting to be free.