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Hace 1 día · On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress, who had convened at the Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in the colonial era capital of Philadelphia.
Hace 3 días · The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and the 13 states created a permanent alliance to coordinate American efforts to win the Revolutionary War.
Hace 1 día · The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles for distribution to the states on November 15, 1777. A copy was made for each state and one was kept by the Congress.
28 de may. de 2024 · Continental Congress, the body of delegates who spoke and acted collectively for the people of the colony-states that later became the United States of America. The term refers specifically to the bodies that met in 1774 and 1775–81, respectively designated as the First and Second Continental Congress.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
15 de may. de 2024 · Ticonderoga's capture also emboldened the Second Continental Congress to order an attack on British-occupied Canada. Using Fort Ticonderoga as a base, the two-pronged American invasion of Quebec began in September 1775, with Benedict Arnold again sharing the command.
25 de may. de 2024 · Articles of Confederation, first U.S. constitution (1781–89), which served as a bridge between the initial government by the Continental Congress of the Revolutionary period and the federal government provided under the U.S. Constitution of 1787.
28 de may. de 2024 · Boston Tea Party, precursor to the American Revolution in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians on December 16, 1773.
