Second Continental Congress - Revision history

Aschlafly at 03:24, July 5, 2021

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Aschlafly at 03:24, July 5, 2021

2021-07-05T03:24:09Z

Aschlafly: Adams quote; also date added

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Adams quote; also date added

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2019-08-31T13:37:00Z

DavidB4-bot: /* Background */Spelling, Grammar, and General Cleanup, typos fixed: December of 1776 → December 1776

2018-03-29T20:57:03Z

Background: Spelling, Grammar, and General Cleanup, typos fixed: December of 1776 → December 1776

Progressingamerica: Congress of the Confederation

2017-12-08T00:41:15Z

Congress of the Confederation

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Painting

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Progressingamerica: Independence Hall

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Independence Hall

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 Delegate [[John Adams]] stated:
-{{cquote|‘Sink of swim, live or die, survive of perish, I give my hand and heart for this vote…. You and I indeed may rue it.  We may not live to the time when this Declaration shall be made good.  We may die; die colonists; die slaves; die, it may be ignominiously and on the scaffold.  Be it so, be it so
+{{cquote|‘Sink of swim, live or die, survive of perish, I give my hand and heart for this vote…. You and I indeed may rue it.  We may not live to the time when this Declaration shall be made good.  We may die; die colonists; die slaves; die, it may be ignominiously and on the scaffold.  Be it so, be it so.
 “If it be the pleasure of Heaven that my country shall require the poor offering of my life, the victim shall be ready…. But while I do live, let me have a country, or at least the hope of a country and that of a free country…

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 Delegate [[John Adams]] stated:
-{{cquote|Delegate John Adams of Massachusetts. the man who probably did more to get independence declared said this prior to the vote:
+{{cquote|‘Sink of swim, live or die, survive of perish, I give my hand and heart for this vote…. You and I indeed may rue it.  We may not live to the time when this Declaration shall be made good.  We may die; die colonists; die slaves; die, it may be ignominiously and on the scaffold.  Be it so, be it so
 “If it be the pleasure of Heaven that my country shall require the poor offering of my life, the victim shall be ready…. But while I do live, let me have a country, or at least the hope of a country and that of a free country…

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 [[Image:Second Continental Congress.jpg|thumb|230px|right|The Second Continental Congress voting for independence]]
-The '''Second Continental Congress''', 1775-1781, is by far the more noteworthy of the two Continental Congresses. It was created in late 1774 when the [[First Continental Congress]] called on the colonies to send delegates to the Second one. It met in Philadelphia  at [[Independence Hall]] and was the national government that [[Declaration of Independence|declared independence in July 1776]], fought, financed, and won the [[American Revolution]] with the help of [[France]] and other allies.
+The '''Second Continental Congress''', 1775-1781, is by far the more noteworthy of the two Continental Congresses. It was created in late 1774 when the [[First Continental Congress]] called on the colonies to send delegates to the Second one. It met in Philadelphia  at [[Independence Hall]] and was the national government that [[Declaration of Independence|declared independence on July 2, 1776]], fought, financed, and won the [[American Revolution]] with the help of [[France]] and other allies.
-It was replaced when the [[Articles of Confederation]] were ratified, by the [[Congress of the Confederation]].
+Delegate [[John Adams]] stated:
 ==Background==

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 ==See also==
 * [[Continental Congress]]
-* [[Continentals]]
+* [[Continentals]] (currency)
 ==References==

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 ==See also==
 * [[Continental Congress]]
 ==References==

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 The colonies were besides sufficiently well organized politically to make separation possible. State governments had been organized by the advice of Congress during the year preceding the Declaration of Independence, and the events of that year had compelled Congress to assume also the functions of a general government. It had established an army, drawn up regulations for its government, and appointed a commander in chief; it had established a committee of correspondence with "our friends abroad," and had opened the American ports except to British vessels; it had issued paper money; finally, it adopted the Declaration of Independence and appointed a committee to draft articles for the government of the states thus newly created.
-Then, after making provision for funds for the prosecution of the next year's campaign, the Second Continental Congress temporarily adjourned in December of 1776. Continental congresses continued to meet, with only short periods of intermission, from this time until the ratification of our present Constitution.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6T0XAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA54|title=School Civics: An Outline Study of the Origin and Development of Government and the Development of Political Institutions in the United States|date=1919}}</ref>
+Then, after making provision for funds for the prosecution of the next year's campaign, the Second Continental Congress temporarily adjourned in December 1776. Continental congresses continued to meet, with only short periods of intermission, from this time until the ratification of our present Constitution.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6T0XAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA54|title=School Civics: An Outline Study of the Origin and Development of Government and the Development of Political Institutions in the United States|date=1919}}</ref>
 ==See also==

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		+	[[Image:Second Continental Congress.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|right\|The Second Continental Congress voting for independence]]
	The '''Second Continental Congress''', 1775-1789, is by far the more noteworthy of the two Continental Congresses. It was created in late 1774 when the [[First Continental Congress]] called on the colonies to send delegates to the Second one. It met in Philadelphia at [[Independence Hall]] and was the national government that [[Declaration of Independence\|declared independence in July 1776]], fought, financed, and won the [[American Revolution]] with the help of [[France]] and other allies.		The '''Second Continental Congress''', 1775-1789, is by far the more noteworthy of the two Continental Congresses. It was created in late 1774 when the [[First Continental Congress]] called on the colonies to send delegates to the Second one. It met in Philadelphia at [[Independence Hall]] and was the national government that [[Declaration of Independence\|declared independence in July 1776]], fought, financed, and won the [[American Revolution]] with the help of [[France]] and other allies.

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−	The '''Second Continental Congress''', 1775-1789, is by far the more noteworthy of the two Continental Congresses. It was created in late 1774 when the [[First Continental Congress]] called on the colonies to send delegates to the Second one. It met in Philadelphia and was the national government that [[Declaration of Independence\|declared independence in July 1776]], fought, financed, and won the [[American Revolution]] with the help of [[France]] and other allies.	+	The '''Second Continental Congress''', 1775-1789, is by far the more noteworthy of the two Continental Congresses. It was created in late 1774 when the [[First Continental Congress]] called on the colonies to send delegates to the Second one. It met in Philadelphia at [[Independence Hall]] and was the national government that [[Declaration of Independence\|declared independence in July 1776]], fought, financed, and won the [[American Revolution]] with the help of [[France]] and other allies.

	==Background==		==Background==