Continental Congress
Continental Congress (1774; 1775–89) The assembly that first met in Philadelphia to concert a colonial response to the ‘Intolerable’ Coercive Acts. At its first session, the radicals, led by delegates from Massachusetts, Virginia, and South Carolina, outmanoeuvred the moderates from New York and Pennsylvania and adopted the Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Resolves, rejecting the Acts as ‘the attempts of a wicked administration to enslave America’. The second Congress, convened in the wake of Lexington and Concord, created a Continental Army under George
WASHINGTON and, as a result of British intransigence and radical pressure, moved gradually towards the
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (1776). The Congress undertook the central direction of the War of
INDEPENDENCE, and, under the Articles of Confederation (1781), the government of the USA.
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Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774-1789: Contribution to Original Intent.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Church and State; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774-1789: Contributions...individual members of the Continental Congress. This body had an extraordinary...studies of religion and the Continental-Confederation Congresses in Edward Frank Humphrey...
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Rep. Holt Introduces Resolution Concerning Continental Congress Meeting Anniversary
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/21/2008; 700+ words
; ...the 225th Anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton...the 225th Anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting in Nassau...General Washington met with the Continental Congress in Nassau Hall on August 26...
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Continental Congress thrust into forefront; Tensions explode, which makes it the de facto government
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/7/2006; ; 652 words
; ...been elected to the Second Continental Congress of America, representing your...Philadelphia, where this Second Continental Congress is convening, you...take your seat in this Second Continental Congress as it convenes this...
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Second Continental Congress of Women of the Americas
Newspaper article from: Seminole Tribune; 3/18/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Tribune 03-18-1994 Second Continental Congress of Women of The Americas...17-22, 1994, the Second Continental Congress of Women of the Americas...finalize the program. The Continental Congress of Women of the Americas...
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The Appropriate Next Step for the Free People of America: Location and Dates Announced for Modern-Day Continental Congress.(Conference notes)
Newspaper article from: Politics & Government Week; 8/27/2009; 700+ words
; ...Inc and We The People Congress, Inc, announced plans to move forward with a Continental Congress, a national...Constitutional obedience. Continental Congress 2009 is to...participation leading to the Continental Congress. Delegates...
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The Appropriate Next Step for the Free People of America: Location and Dates Announced for Modern-Day Continental Congress
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 8/11/2009; 700+ words
; ...Incand We The People Congress, Inc,todayannounced...move forward with a Continental Congress, a national...Constitutional obedience. Continental Congress 2009 is to...participation leading to the Continental Congress. Delegates...
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Footnote.com Makes Papers of Continental Congress Available for Free.
Business Wire; 9/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...Papers of the Constitutional Congress and Copybooks of George Washington...September 5, 1774 the First Continental Congress convened at Carpenter...July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress officially adopted...including: * Papers of the Continental Congress * ...
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Patriotism Takes Center Stage in Washington; DAR Convenes 111th Annual Continental Congress.
PR Newswire; 7/2/2002; 700+ words
; ...week to conduct their 111th Continental Congress. More than 4,000 Daughters...foreign nations -- to our annual Continental Congress," said Linda Tinker...members will convene during a Continental Congress to celebrate Independence...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Continental Congress AE09 will be held at Pheasant Run.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/2/2009; 585 words
; ...St. Charles will be the site of Continental Congress 2009, an event organized by the nonprofit We The People Congress. It will occur Nov. 8-22 at Pheasant...session about the Constitution. The congress will feature a discussion about some...
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Continental Congress Vote for Independence Occurred on July 2, Not July 4; Little Known Facts About Independence Day.
PR Newswire; 6/13/2000; 646 words
; ...national holiday. However, few people know that the Continental Congress actually voted for independence on July 2, not...July 8 in Philadelphia, almost one week after the Continental Congress voted. -- John Hancock's overly large signature...
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Continental Congress
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS The first national...washington. The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia between...officially called simply the Congress, contemporaries referred to it as the Continental Congress in order to distinguish it from the various state congresses. ...
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Continental Congress (Second)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...first draft to the Congress. The Declaration...raged, the Second Continental Congress acted as...objective of the Second Continental Congress was financing the...paper money (called Continentals), urged each of...written, the Second Continental Congress stopped short...
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Address of the Continental Congress to Inhabitants of Canada (29 May 1775)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
ADDRESS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS TO INHABITANTS OF CANADA (29 May 1775) When the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on...University See also Canada, Relations with ; Continental Congress ; Revolution, American: Political...
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (14 October 1774)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...DECLARATION AND RESOLVES OF THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS (14 October 1774) When the First Continental Congress convened in Carpenter's Hall...blueprint for later documents such as the Continental Association and, in a matter of fewer...
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Continental Navy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Continental Navy. The first vessel to sail under authority of the Continental Congress was the schooner Hannah. Shortly after taking command of the Continental army at Cambridge, George Washington realized...
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