Continental Congress
either of two legislative congresses during and after the Revolutionary War. The first was in session from September 5 to October 26, 1774, to petition the British government for a redress of grievances. The second existed from May 10, 1775, to 1789, and issued the Declaration of Independence and established the Articles of Confederation.
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The Continental Congress declared independence from Britain on July 2nd.
P.J. O'Rourke: 27 Sensitive, Caring, Green, and Politically Committed Reasons to Ban July 4th | P. J. O’Rourke | July 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 4th was simply when the Continental Congress approved the final wording of its independence declaration.
P.J. O'Rourke: 27 Sensitive, Caring, Green, and Politically Committed Reasons to Ban July 4th | P. J. O’Rourke | July 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1778, the Continental Congress was considering a critical letter to Gen. George Washington.
No answers were sent to North's conciliatory proposals; all alike agreed in referring them to the Continental Congress.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThere were many noted men among the fifty-five members of the First Continental Congress.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
Under the confederacy made between the States the whole power of the government was in the Continental Congress.
Nullification, Secession Webster's Argument and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | Caleb William LoringFrancis Lewis was continued a delegate to the Continental Congress for 1776.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II | Stephen M. OstranderAmong others, were Mr. Gallaway and Mr. Allen, both of whom had been members of the Continental Congress.
Great Events in the History of North and South America | Charles A. Goodrich
British Dictionary definitions for Continental Congress
the assembly of delegates from the North American rebel colonies held during and after the War of American Independence. It issued the Declaration of Independence (1776) and framed the Articles of Confederation (1777)
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Cultural definitions for Continental Congress
An assembly of delegates from the thirteen colonies (soon to become the thirteen states). It governed during the Revolutionary War and under the Articles of Confederation. The Continental Congress first met in 1774, before the revolution. When it reconvened in 1775, it organized for war against Britain and eventually passed the Declaration of Independence.
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