Which legislative body adopted the Declaration of Independence celebrated by America250?

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence celebrated by America250.

The Second Continental Congress began meeting in Philadelphia in May 1775, after fighting had already started between colonial forces and Great Britain. It acted as the governing body for the revolutionary cause, directing the war, managing diplomacy, and coordinating the colonies.

On July 2, 1776, Congress approved the Lee Resolution declaring that the colonies were free and independent states. It then debated the written explanation prepared by Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five, adopting the final Declaration on July 4.

The First Continental Congress had met in 1774 to coordinate colonial resistance but did not declare independence. The later Constitutional Convention of 1787 drafted the Constitution, a separate document that created the federal government’s present framework.