The delegates to the First Continental Congress met with the idea that there was still a way to find a compromise with the government of Great Britain. The members of the Second Continental Congress had very different ideas in that they

A. wrote a new constitution to proclaim their independence from Great Britain.
B. created a document that let half of the colonies remain loyal to Great Britain.
C. adopted the Declaration of Independence to create an independent country.
D. issued a declaration opposing the Intolerable Acts that led to a boycott.

C. adopted the Declaration of Independence to create an independent country.