Falconer's Marine Dictionary On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress passed a number of resolutions, many dealing with Nova Scotia. ... The resolution passed by the Continental Congress dictated that the enlistment would be in effect for the duration of the war with England, or when Congress dismissed them. ... The Continental Army was in the process of transforming and assimilating multiple state militias into an organized, effective fighting force. ... With that being said, why would the Second Continental Congress pass a resolution for the establishment of an infantry...

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He submitted his constitution to the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. ... Congress was given the power to wage war, make treaties, send diplomats deal with foreign nations, settle criminal disputes at sea, maintain weights and coins, run the post office, make rules for the army and navy, and take loans. ... There was no federal army; instead the nation depended on the state militias for defense in the event of war. To keep unity, states were not allowed to negotiate peace, raise an army, wage war, make alliances, or conduct diplomacy with other states. ...

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Eventually, these nonviolent forms of protest and noncooperation came to a very harsh end when the Revolutionary War broke out during a confrontation at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, in which the British troops fired shots at the local militia in what is now known as the "shot heard round the world.... This war was fought, in the case of the newly formed United States, by local militias and the Continental Army. ... Despite having has won their freedom from the crown, this newly implemented government had very little power in establishing a standing army, in creating a stable econ...

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They established a Continental Congress, which "coordinated the colonies resistance to British policies." ... Shortly after his resignation Washington was back on the fighting line, this time as a volunteer, which "enhanced" his reputation and he was soon promoted to "colonel and commander in chief of the Virginia militia." ... During this time Washington knew that the "army must serve the country, not rule it" however he was very aggravated with Congress because they would not help out with his troops needs. ...

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