Question

What important responsibility did the Second Continental Congress take on in May 1775?

Answer 1

The most important responsibility of the Second Continental Congress take on in May 1775 was to draft a Declaration of Independence that would separate the colonies from Britain. 

Answer 2

The Second Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates appointed by the regional assemblies of the Thirteen Colonies in British North America in the summer of 1775. It took place from May 10th 1775, meeting in changing places. Since 1775, Congress has been preparing for the American Revolution against England, and since May 1775 the Second Continental Congress took the responsibility of directing American forces. On July 6, 1775, Congress justified in the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms - outlining the reasons and need to take up arms the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. It created the Continental Army and their own currency, the continental dollar. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence made by Thomas Jefferson was submitted.