The correct answer is Second Continental Congress. Key Points - Continental Congress was the body of delegates who spoke and acted collectively for the people of the colony-states that later became the USA during the American Revolution. - The bodies that met in 1774 and 1775−81 are respectively designated as the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress. - Second Continental Congress included Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. - John Hancock and John Jay were among those who served as president. - Declaration of Independence was the document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4,1776. - It announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.