The Second Continental Congress...
-Appointed George Washington as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army
-Conducted the Revolutionary War and supplied Washington with men, money and materials
-Voted for independence and signed the Declaration of Independence
-Became allies with France through the signing of a treaty
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Nominating conventions related to politics because at nominating conventions political parties seek to decide who they will nominate to run in different elections. Nomination conventions are often times the place where the parties formally announce the nomination of a candidate who has been chosen by a caucus or electoral process either in a state or nationally.
Which three wars? Similarities in general include fighting, combat, spies and lots of people dead
I think that in delaying in mentioning the American colonies, Jefferson reveals his reluctance/lack of confidence in them and their fight for independence.
(*I didn't really know the context(I assume Thomas Jefferson), but just from a general character/human personality perspective, I believe this applies*).
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