Which best describes the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?
OIt was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence.
It was the group of citizens who protested taxation without representation.
OIt was the group of treasonous British soldiers who inhibited Britain's ability to collect taxes.
It was the group of colonists who planted the seeds for the development of the Continental army.
The Second Continental Congress assumed the normal functions of a government, appointing ambassadors, issuing paper currency, raising the Continental Army through conscription, and appointing generals to lead the army.
