Continental Congress

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Continental Congress (1774–89) Federal legislature of the American colonies during the American Revolution and the period of Confederation. Its first meeting (Philadelphia, September 1774) resulted in unified opposition to British rule and agreed on a boycott of trade with Britain. The Congress reconvened in May 1775, and appointed George Washington commander of the army. In July 1776, the Second Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence and drafted the Articles of Confederation. Adoption of the US Constitution (1787) made the Congress redundant, although it met until 1789.

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