Simple Information on the First and Second Continental Congress

Early Militias were formed earlier than the First Continental Congress. When the time of the Second came around, there was greater need for more troops. George Washington was placed in charge of the brand new Continental Army, which was composed of normal men, who had no experience or training but the will and desire to break away from their British counterparts. On May 10, 1775, Ethan Allen formed another group of soldiers known as the Green Mountain Boys, who were another faction broken off of the original state militias.