The Second Continental Congress was held in 1775 after the outbreak of the American revolutionary war and assumed normal government functions, appointed ambassadors, issued paper currency, raised the Continental Army by conscription, and appointed generals to lead the army. However, the resistance to the unjust laws no turned into the demand of independent nations and the causes for it was presented in the Declaration of Independence which was issued on July 4, 1776.
Improvements in Navigational Devices such as Maps and Instruments such as the compass and Astrolabe as well as significant improvements in Ship-making increased European Exploration.
