The Assembled Delegates at the Second Continental Congress

question 21

Multiple Choice

The assembled delegates at the Second Continental Congress

• A) called for a truce in the hostilities with the British.
• B) demanded participation in Parliament's policy-making processes.
• C) empowered Congress to function as an independent government.
• D) adopted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
• E) All of these answers are correct.

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