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Continental Congress: George Washington
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The Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775. The Congress resolved that Britain had declared war against them on March 26 of that year. The Continental Army was created on June 15 to oppose the British, and General George Washington was appointed commander in chief. On July 8 they extended the Olive Branch Petition to the crown as an attempt at reconciliation (King George III refused to receive it). Silas Deane was sent to France as an ambassador of the United States. American ports were reopened in defiance of the Navigation Acts.
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Smoke from the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775) had scarcely cleared when the Second Continental Congress met on the appointed day in Philadelphia. Armed conflict strengthened the radical element, but only gradually did the delegates swing toward independence. A Continental army was created to oppose the British and, through the agency of John Adams, George Washington was appointed (June 15, 1775) commander in chief. The reconciliation plan offered (1775) by Lord North's government was tabled. A diplomatic representative, Silas Deane, was sent (March, 1776) to France. American ports were opened in defiance of the Navigation Acts.
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In Washington last week, chief endeavor of the 3,001 delegates to the Continental Congress seemed to be to see who could carry the most flowers. One Washington florist's business increased 300% during their stay. Principal agendum at the Congress was rostrum-climbing. To help them avoid tripping over themselves, their long skirts and their flowers, delegates had a corps of debutante pages. Principal agendum of the pages standing at the rostrum steps was to lift the train of each ascending delegate with combined dexterity, good timing and discretion. From inspecting each other's clothes, writing messages and electioneering, the delegates found recreation in patronizing booths in the hall which specialized in D. A. R. pins, bronze plaques for marking old soldiers' houses and genealogical charts.
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The final contribution of the Continental Congress is that it provided the first national government experience for James Madison. George Washington, hoping for a better Congress, put a call for better members. Virginia sent Madison in 1780, and he served in the Continental Congress until 1781 when it was succeeded by the Confederation Congress and he moved to that body. He returned to Virginia in 1784 a national leader.
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The 2nd Congress established the Continental army and chose George Washington as its commander in chief. A committee that included Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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Benjamin Franklin delivered this Petition of the Continental Congress, dated October 26, 1774 and signed by fifty-one delegates to the Congress, to Britain's King George III. The petition, one of two copies sent to Franklin, stated the grievances of the American provinces and asked for the King's help in seeking solutions.
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