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PUZZLE #36 - SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

IN-CONTEXT WORD DEFINITIONS

resolution: A formal decision or statement adopted by a governing group. A formal decision adopted by the delegates as they considered independence and the needs of the new nation.

quorum: The minimum number of members needed for a group to conduct official business. The required number of delegates needed before Congress could officially act on colonial business.

session: A scheduled meeting period of a legislative or deliberative body. A period in which the delegates gathered to discuss wartime needs independence and colonial government.

delegation: A group of representatives sent to speak or act for a colony state or organization. The representatives sent by a colony to speak and vote in the Second Continental Congress.

proceedings: The official actions discussions and records of a meeting. The debates decisions and official business conducted by Congress during the Revolutionary era.

factions: Groups within a larger body that hold different opinions or goals. Groups of delegates with differing views on independence military strategy or the powers of Congress.

debate: A formal discussion in which people present opposing arguments. The formal exchange of arguments as delegates weighed the decision to separate from Great Britain.

committee: A smaller group appointed to study an issue or carry out a specific task. A smaller group of delegates appointed to handle a task such as drafting an important declaration.

journal: An official written record of meetings decisions and events. The written record that preserved congressional meetings votes and actions from the Revolutionary period.

proponent: A person who actively supports a proposal idea or cause. A delegate who actively argued in favor of independence or another proposal before Congress.

statehouse: A building where a state legislature or government conducts official business. A government building associated with colonial assemblies and the public business that led toward independence.

Secret Word: A group of representatives sent to speak or act for a colony state or organization. The representatives sent by a colony to speak and vote in the Second Continental Congress.