Second Continental Congress

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The Second Continental Congress united representatives from the Thirteen Colonies in Philadelphia to support the American Revolutionary War and create a new country. Originally called the United Colonies, it was renamed the United States of America in 1776 and on June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee proposed a resolution for independence, which was approved by Congress on July 2. The congress then adopted the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms resolution and the United States Declaration of Independence.

Established, May 10, 1775
Approval of Resolution of Independence, July 2, 1776
The pronouncement and founding document adopted, July 4, 1776
Congress officially adopts the name “United States of America”, Sept 9, 1776
Articles of Confederation, Nov 15, 1777
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Declaration of Independence -Ratified by the Congress on July 4, 1776
Timeline
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SITES
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Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
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Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence

Second Continental Congress

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Governance

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John Adams Proposes a Continental Army
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John Adams Proposes a Continental Army

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Founding of the U.S. Army

Second Continental Congress

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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The Declaration of Independence

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DRAWINGS
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The Declaration of Independence

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IN THIS PHOTO / THEN AND NOW
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John Adams
John Adams

Bill of Rights, Harvard University, Committee of Five, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Second Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, American Philosophical Society

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Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine

Second Continental Congress

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Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry

Second Continental Congress

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Robert Morris
Robert Morris

Second Continental Congress

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Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush MD

Sons of Liberty, Second Continental Congress

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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin

Committee of Five, American Philosophical Society, Second Continental Congress

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John Morton
John Morton

Second Continental Congress

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John Hancock
John Hancock

Second Continental Congress, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Sons of Liberty

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Josiah Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett

Second Continental Congress

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William Ellery
William Ellery

Sons of Liberty, Second Continental Congress

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Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman

Declaration of Independence, Committee of Five, Second Continental Congress

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Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington

Second Continental Congress

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Button Gwinnett
Button Gwinnett

Second Continental Congress

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Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall

Second Continental Congress

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George Walton
George Walton

Second Continental Congress

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Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge

Second Continental Congress

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Arthur Middleton
Arthur Middleton

Second Continental Congress

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Thomas Lynch Jr.
Thomas Lynch Jr.

Second Continental Congress

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Joseph Hewes
Joseph Hewes

Second Continental Congress

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John Penn
John Penn

Second Continental Congress

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