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- Continental Congress | History, Members, Significance | Britannica
Continental Congress, in the period of the American Revolution, the body of delegates who spoke and acted collectively for the people of the colony-states that later became the United States of America
- First Continental Congress - World History Encyclopedia
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 American colonies in 1774, during the leadup to the American Revolutionary War Its purpose was to react to the Intolerable Acts, which had been passed by the British Parliament earlier that year
- What Did the Three Continental Congresses Do? - HISTORY
Starting out as a temporary group that met to address American colonists’ issues with British rule, it morphed into the de facto government of the 13 colonies, and ultimately into an official
- The Significance of the Continental Congress
The Continental Congress stands as a pivotal institution in the history of the United States, serving as the backbone of the American Revolution and the catalyst for independence from British rule
- The Continental Congresses | US House of Representatives: History, Art . . .
The Delegates who gathered in Philadelphia in the fall of 1774 to react to oppressive Parliamentary authority were not yet prepared for outright revolution But in less than a year, the movement coalesced into an armed resistance against Great Britain, organized and led by the Continental Congress
- Continental Congress - National Museum of American History
The nation's first governing body was the Continental Congress, established under the Articles of Confederation that were ratified in 1781 It included representatives from each state and was designed to be weak
- Continental Congress: History, Significance, Purpose - ThoughtCo
The Continental Congress served as the governing body of the 13 American colonies and later the United States of America during the American Revolution The First Continental Congress in 1774 coordinated the patriot colonists’ resistance to increasingly harsh and restrictive British rule
- The Continental Congress at a Glance - constitution. laws. com
The Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies (Georgia abstained) who convened in Philadelphia in response to the British government’s increasing taxes and other acts of oppression
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