The battles, which emerged from a gathering revolutionary crisis, predicted the outcome of the war: the victory of the ...

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...

This summer, one of those kids is representing Wisconsin on the national stage as a part of the Young People’s Continental Congress. “We are going to be going to Philadelphia, and exploring ...

In response, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, appointing General George Washington as its commander. Men from all walks of life answered the call ...

In May, he returned to Independence Hall in Philadelphia to participate in the Second Continental Congress. There, on June 10, he proposed the idea of creating a Continental Army, which the ...

In 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress sent George III a petition, asking that they be allowed to negotiate with him in order to avoid conflict. As British subjects, they could expect ...

The Second Continental Congress in 1775 recognized the need for a unified military force and established the Continental Army on June 14, the Continental Navy on Oct. 13, and authorized the ...

The following April, in 1775, many delegates learned of the Battles of Lexington and Concord while en route to Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress, where war was declared, and where ...

That was the day the Second Continental Congress voted for independence. For more information about the Red, White and Blue To-Do, visit this page at PHLVisitorCenter.com. Organizers also ...

Congressional Republicans need a refresher course in the courage of the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress who, just months after the publication of “Common Sense,” signed the ...

the Continental Army was formed by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775. The Gloucester militia officially became the 7th Virginia Infantry Regiment on Jan. 11 ...