The Second Continental Congress morphs into the First Confederation Congress, as Maryland has made ratification of the Articles of Confederation unanimous, but without the authorization to raise revenues.

       [updated 11/22/2024]

Subsequent Events:

Authority:

unanimous Declaration (of Independence), Paragraph 6
ccc-2point0.com/unanimous-Declaration

References:

“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1036.

U.S. Senate: The Nine Capitals of the United States
www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm

U.S. Banking Timeline
libertyforlife.com/banking/currency-us-timeline.html

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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