Bad beef smells really really bad and you would not have to put your nose close to the meat to smell it. You would know there was something wrong. I have had beef that is a little brownish in place and it was fresh and not old. I don't know exactly why it looks that way sometimes but it is probably drying blood.
When the Second Continental Congress came together on May 10, 1775 it was, in effect, a reconvening of the First Continental Congress.
Major accomplishments of the Second Continental Congress: 1  On June 14, 1775 they established the Continental Army. They made George Washington General of the Army. 2  On July 8, 1775 they tried again for peace by sending the Olive Branch Petition to the King of Britain.