Second Continental Congress
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The Second Continental Congress was the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, which established American independence
Congress Voting Independence by Robert Edge Pine
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A 5-dollar banknote issued by the Second Continental Congress in 1775
An 1876 Currier and Ives portrait of George Washington being appointed commanding general of the Continental Army
United Colonies
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The United Colonies of North-America was the official name as used by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia for the newly formed proto-state comprising the Thirteen Colonies in 1775 and 1776
Thirteen Colonies of North America: Dark red = New England colonies. Bright red = Middle Atlantic colonies. Red-brown = Southern colonies.
1776 eight-dollar Continental Currency banknote featuring "The United Colonies" name
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