The Second Congress managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence<span>, adopting the </span>United States Declaration of Independence<span> on July 4, 1776. The Congress acted as the </span>de facto<span> national government of what became the United States by raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats, and making formal treaties such as the </span>Olive Branch Petition.<span>[1]</span>
"<span>He divided the empire into two halves and shared his power with a co-emperor" would be the best option from this list, since this was greatly credited with saving the empire from external ruin.</span>
Renaissance, (French: “Rebirth”) period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages and conventionally held to have been characterized by a surge of interest in Classical scholarship and values.
I think the answer is that The 1850s was a pivotal decade in the 19th century. In the United States, tensions over slavery became prominent and events began to put the nation on the road to civil war. In Europe, new technology was celebrated and the great powers fought the Crimean War.
