Share. By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Definition: Valence bond theory is a chemical bonding theory that explains the bonding between two atoms is caused by the overlap of half-filled atomic orbitals. The two atoms share each other's unpaired electron to form a filled orbital to form a hybrid orbital and bond together.
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun.
John Adams and his cousin Samuel Adams were among the Massachusetts delegates. The Congress voted to institute non-importation agreements with Britain. Second Continental Congress-After fighting had broken out in Massachusetts, the Second Continental Congress convened on May 10, 1775.