Identify ways the Second Continental Congress began to govern the colonies (and eventually the states) Why did they take these steps towards independence?

The Second Congress functioned as a de facto national government at the outset of the Revolutionary War by raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats, and writing treatises such as the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms and the Olive Branch Petition.

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answer; i believe that the correct answer is (c) ///