6. 2nd Continental Congress: * Met in Philadelphia three weeks after the battles of Lexington and Concord. * Delegates from all colonies, except Georgia, who had not yet sent a representative, met and agreed to support the war, although they did not agree with the purpose of it. * There were two sides * Extreme group led by John and Samuel Adams, Richard Henry Lee, * The other people had already favored independence and wanted to gain it from the war. * At the other end of the extreme was a group led by such moderates like John Dickinson who hoped for a quick reconciliation with Great Britain. * 1775 7. George Washinton: * He had led troops unsuccessfully during the French and Indian War, * Had surrendered Fort Necessity to
6. 2nd Continental Congress: * Met in Philadelphia three weeks after the battles of Lexington and Concord. * Delegates from all colonies, except Georgia, who had not yet sent a representative, met and agreed to support the war, although they did not agree with the purpose of it. * There were two sides * Extreme group led by John and Samuel Adams, Richard Henry Lee, * The other people had already favored independence and wanted to gain it from the war. * At the other end of the extreme was a group led by such moderates like John Dickinson who hoped for a quick reconciliation with Great Britain. * 1775 7. George Washinton: * He had led troops unsuccessfully during the French and Indian War, * Had surrendered Fort Necessity to