영국과의 전투로 사태가 심각해지자, 필라델피아에서 2차 대륙회의가 소집되었고, 군사적인 문제가 시급한 과제이므로 대륙군을 창설하고 사령관에 버지니아 대농장주인 AAA 대령을 임명하였다.
When the battle with Britain worsened the situation, the Second Continental Congress was convened in Philadelphia, and the Continental Army was established as the military issue was an urgent task, and the commander of the Continental Army was appointed Colonel AAA, the Virginia plantation owner.