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| The Second Continental Congress, made up of about 50 delegates from the American colonies, convened on May 10, 1775, amid calls for a revolutionary war with Great Britain. On July 2, 1776, the Congress voted for national independence and on July 4 it adopted the Declaration of Independence. During this session the Congress also declared itself the supreme government of the colonies, commissioned George Washington to raise a continental army, issued paper money, and established local governments. | ||||||
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| Franklin, Benjamin; Trumbull, John (painter); Philadelphia (city, Pennsylvania); United States (History); Continental Congress; American Revolution | ||||||
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