in which our blogger is reminded how bloody hard it is to write *short*

[winterbadger]

Summarise the Second Continental Congress in 250 words. Go on, I dare you! Yes, you can just list the major documents and the major players in 100 words or so, but that leaves precious little room for context.

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[wcg.livejournal.com]

On November 10th 1775, the 2nd Continental Congress resolved that two battalions of Marines be raised for service ashore and afloat, thus beginning a service of American Marines that continues to this day. Whatever else they did is trivial.