| Author | Message | ||
     Indy_bueller |
"By the time the Second Continental Congress met, the American Revolutionary War had already started with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The Congress was to take charge of the war effort. For the first few months of the struggle, the Patriots had carried on the fight in an ad-hoc and uncoordinated manner. They had seized arsenals, driven out royal officials, and besieged the British army in the city of Boston. On June 14, 1775, the Congress voted to create the Continental Army out of the militia units around Boston and quickly appointed Congressman George Washington of Virginia as commanding general of the Continental Army." June 14th, 2011 "Flag Day" is the 236th birthday of the United States Army. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND GOD BLESS THE GREEN MACHINE!!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Co ngress | ||
| Two_seasons |
How could there be a "Congressman" in 1775 when there wasn't yet a Constitution? | ||
| Indy_bueller |
Because it was the "Second Continental Congress". | ||
| Jetbuilder |
He was part of the "Virginia delegation" of the first and second congress | ||
| Xl1200r |
The Constitution didn't even exist until 1787 - before that it was the just the Articles of Confederation. We were under "the crown" until we said otherwise, but there was still a government working in the colonies long before that. |
