may 5, 1775 - Second Continental Congress
Description:
A second meeting of the Continental Congress which was agreed upon during the First Continental Congress. The Second Continental Congress acted as a early form of “national government” for the United States, it managed the war effort and moved towards independence (as it adopted the U.S. Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776).Added to timeline:
Date:
may 5, 1775
Now
~ 251 years ago