Please Help What did the second Continental Congress Accomplish?

It successfully appealed for Parliament to help in the war against Spain.

It refused to close the harbor in Boston.

It convinced King George to reduce taxes on the colonies.

It sent Benjamin Franklin to France to negotiate a treaty.

1)which is the following was characteristic of the british colonies but not the french or spanish religion a. presence of slavery b. religion conversion c. smuggling and piracy d. strict racial hierarchy 2)how did the columbia exchange affect europe? a diseases from the new world decimated the population of the european continent b new crops introduced to europe generated further interest in the new world c enslavement of american indians in europe changed cultural attitudes toward slavery d the items produced by american indians become objects of competition in europe