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Why was the Second Continental Congress significant? They declared war on Great Britain following the battles of Lexington and Concord. They set up a Committee of Safety in every colony. They sent a Declaration
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Why was the Second Continental Congress significant?

They declared war on Great Britain following the battles of Lexington and Concord. They set up a Committee of Safety in every colony.

They sent a Declaration of Rights and Grievances to King George III. They appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental army.

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In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) had already begun. In 1776, it took the momentous step of declaring America's independence from Britain.

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