The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

South Carolina originally sent five delegates to the Second Continental Congress but only one, Edward Rutledge, remained to ...

The Declaration of Independence was originally drafted by former US President Thomas Jefferson in consultation with committee ...

By the time the Second Continental Congress convened on May 10, 1775, with delegates from all 13 colonies in attendance, war had begun, and the tone of the Congress had changed.

Today is Independence Day -- the Fourth of July -- when we celebrate the founding of this great nation we call the United ...

By May 10, just weeks after hostilities began in Massachusetts, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. On the agenda: creating a common army to defend the colonies.

The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain.

George Washington writes to Second Continental Congress, March 24, 1776 ... and for this purpose have caused a large and strong work to be thrown up on Fort Hill, ...

Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, seen here in May 2016, was the home of the Second Continental Congress, which issued the Continental currency. | AP Photo. By Andrew Glass 06/22/2018 12:24 AM EDT.

The Intolerable Acts closed the busy port until the colonists repaid the damage caused by the Tea Party, ... By the time the Second Continental Congress convened on May 10, 1775, ...