the second continental congress took place at philadelphia, pennsylvania.
where did the second continental congress take place?
philadelphia , pennsylvania
though georgians opposed british trade regulations, many hesitated to join the revolutionary movement that emerged in the american colonies in the early 1770s and resulted in the american revolutionary war (1775–83). the colony had prospered under royal rule, and many georgians thought that they needed the protection of british troops against a possible indian attack. georgia did not send representatives to the first continental congress that met in philadelphia, pennsylvania, in 1774. the congress asked all colonies to form a group, called the association, to ban trade with great britain. georgia delegates gathered in a provincial congress in savannah on january 18, 1775, to discuss whether to join the association, and to elect representatives to the second continental congress. those who were elected declined to go to philadelphia, however, because the delegates were divided on the action to be taken. st. john parish, acting alone, sent lyman hall to the second continental congress.
georgia in the american revolution
the congress of the confederation, or the confederation congress, formally referred to as the united states in congress assembled, was the governing body of the united states of america that existed from march 1, 1781, to march 4, 1789. a unicameral body with legislative and executive function, it was composed of delegates appointed by the legislatures of the several states. each state delegation had one vote. it was preceded by the second continental congress (1775–1781) and was created by the articles of confederation and perpetual union in 1781. the congress continued to refer itself as the continental congress throughout its eight-year history, although modern historians separate it from the earlier bodies, which operated under slightly different rules and procedures until the later part of american revolutionary war. the membership of the second continental congress automatically carried over to the congress of the confederation when the latter was created by the ratification of the articles of confederation. it had the same secretary as the second continental congress, namely charles thomson. the congress of the confederation was succeeded by the congress of the united states as provided for in the new constitution of the united states, proposed september 17, 1787, in philadelphia and ratified by the states through 1787 to 1788 and even into 1789 and 1790.
congress of the confederation