“We, reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valor, conduct, and fidelity, do, by these presents, constitute and appoint you to be General and Commander in chief, of the army of the United colonies, and of all the forces now raised, or to be raised, by them, and of all others who shall voluntarily offer their service….” Who is this quote talking about and what does it do?

Explanation:

On the 19th of June 1775 with the American Revolution having started and the Colonies needing to consolidate resources, the Second Continental Congress which by then was acting as the Government of the United Colonies, uttered the words above to George Washington which gave him the authority to raise an army to defend the colonies.

This commission enabled the American colonies to consolidate their various armed and civilian resources to mount a proper defense against the British under General George Washington thereby creating a continental army that was coordinated enough to fight the British.