Question

What was an accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress?

Responses

A. the approval of the Declaration of Independence

B. the approval of a Declaration of Rights

C. the repeal of all British taxes

D. the successful avoidance of war

Answer 1

The correct response is A. the approval of the Declaration of Independence.

The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started in May 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. It managed the colonial war effort and adopted the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain. The approval of the Declaration of Independence was a significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress, as it provided the legal basis for the American Revolution and set the stage for the creation of a new nation.

Answer 2

d . the successful avoidance of war