The Roman Empire's fall was largely due to the army being spread too thin to defend the growing territory. The army could not recruit fast enough to secure the huge increases in territory. Also the relocation of men from their domestic lives within the city to the mobile army bases caused a lack of day to day workers within the city. The economy suffered as result.
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<u>Answer:</u>
The Second Continental Congress succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia between September 5, 1774 and October 26, 1774.
The three actions performed by the second continental congress include:
1. It managed the Colonial war effort by trying to patch up the colonies' differences with England.
2. When the effort to patch up failed, it declared Independence in July 1776.
3. It created the articles of confederation to keep the state united through the war.
