Whom did the Second Continental Congress appoint commander in chief of the American forces?

1. The Congress that met in May 1775 had to face open warfare almost as soon as it organized. 2. It first took the militia into continental service so that the fighting men answered to it. 3. It then appointed Colonel George Washington commander in chief of the American forces. 4. John Hancock presided over that Congress rather than commanding its army. _Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section THE CONGRESS DEBATES INDEPENDENCE_