Second Continental Congress meet

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On the 10th of May, 1775, the Second Continental Congress began to meet. The Congress, which succeeded the First Continental Congress, was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen British Colonies. Its purpose was to manage the colonial war effort and it is remembered for adopting the US Declaration of Independence on the 4th of July, 1776.

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