Why was it necessary for the Second Continental Congress to outline the structure of government?

It needed to explain how the government would work once independence from Britain was declared.
It needed to have the power to create an army and house it during the War of Independence.
It needed to have the power to raise taxes to pay for the effects of the War of Independence.
It needed to explain what rights citizens would have in the new country.

Which beliefs and principles in the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution create a national identity? a.) belief in god, allegiance to popular sovereignty, and states’ rights. b.) free enterprise system, free trade system, and separation of powers. c.) individual freedom, political equality, and unalienable rights. d.) powerful executive branch, judicial review, and bicameral legislature.

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?

Does (flavius) josephus believe the romans were merciful when they conquered people? how does he try to persuade the reader to support his belief?