may 1, 1775 - Second
Continental
Congress
Description:
A new meeting of the Continental Congress, where they wrote the Olive Branch Petition, which offered a way to end the war, but asked for a ceasefire, repeal of the Coercive Acts, and an establishment of the rights of colonists. They also established the Continental Army, naming George Washington as Commander in Chief.
Added to timeline:
APUSH Timeline
-Dates are in Red
-Key Dates are White
-Presidencies are col...
Date:
