George Washington was made the Commander in Chief of the American forces:

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  1. In December 1773, after the Boston Tea Party
  2. At the First Continental Congress in September 1774
  3. At the Second Continental Congress in 1775
  4. By the Continental Congress at the Declaration of Independence on 4th .July, 1776

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Option 3 : At the Second Continental Congress in 1775
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George Washington commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).

  • At the end of the year in both 1775 and 1776, he had to deal with expiring enlistments, since the Congress had only authorized the army's existence for single years.
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