2nd Continental Congress Meets (may 10, 1775 – mar 1, 1781)
Description:
The Second Continental Congress was a late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolutionary War. The Congress created a new country it first named the United Colonies and, in 1776, renamed the United States of America. It convened in Philadelphia, then the federal capital, on May 10, 1775, with representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies. This came shortly after the Battles of Lexington and Concord and was in succession to the First Continental Congress which met from September 5 to October 26, 1774.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 10, 1775
mar 1, 1781
~ 5 years and 9 months