Epidemiologic Reviews, 20(1): 71-80. Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest, in an established systematic fashion that enables one to answer stated research questions, test hypotheses, and evaluate outcomes.pidemiologic Reviews, 20(1): 71-80. Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest, in an established systematic fashion that enables one to answer stated research questions, test hypotheses, and evaluate outcomes.
It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September 5, 1774 and October 26, 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
In 1877 the Declaration of Independence had a major effect on the U.S because it declared the United States free from britain rule and it united the North and the South at the time America was divided in North and South and both sides were at war(American Civil War).