The Second Continental Congress appoints Delegate Benjamin Franklin, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a foreign ambassador to secure military assistance from Europe.
[restored 7/24/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
unanimous Declaration (of Independence), Paragraph 6
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References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1031.
Current U.s. National Debt:
