Question

The Second Continental Congress voted to pay for the Continental army by using _____.
merchant credit notes
paper money
silver coins
gold coins

Answer 1

Answer: Maybe it is correct answer

Explanation:

Overview

• The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in the summer of 1775, shortly after the war with the British had begun. It was preceded by the First Continental Congress in the fall of 1774.

• The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription.

• On July 4, 1776, the Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, which for the first time asserted the colonies’ intention to be fully independent of the mother country.

• The Congress established itself as the central governing authority under the Articles of Confederation, which remained in force until 1788.

Fighting the Revolutionary War

In April 1775, at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, war between Britain and its North American colonies broke out. In order to direct the war effort and begin debating the contours of the system of government that would emerge to replace British rule, delegates from all 13 colonies convened in Philadelphia in the summer of 1775.1  

The most pressing order of business was the war effort. It was not unified, nor were there many leaders who could potentially command the disparate armed forces—which at this point were mostly composed of various local militias. In June, the delegates voted to raise an army through conscription and appointed George Washington to command the new Continental Army.2