Question

Select the statements that are true of the Second Continental Congress.

Answer 1

signed a treaty of alliance with France
conducted the Revolutionary War

Answer 2

The correct answer is the following.

The statements that are true of the Second Continental Congress are:

A) signed a treaty of alliance with France.

C) made peace with Great Britain after the Revolution.

E) appointed George Washington over the colonial army.

H) adopted the Articles of Confederation.

I) conducted the Revolutionary War.

There are moments that define the history of a nation, and the Second Continental Congress was one of those moments that defined the future life of the United States as a new nation. This event was convened in 1775 after the beginning of the war against England, in what would be the Revolutionary War. The Second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It authorized the creation of an army and named George Washington as the leader of the Continental army.