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The Journals of the Continental Congress are official records from the first three representative bodies of the original United Colonies and ultimately the United States of America. The First Continental Congress was formed and met on September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American ...
The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, ... "the books, records, and papers of the late Congress, ...
The Continental Congress printed paper money which was so depreciated that it ceased to pass as currency, spawning the expression "not worth a continental". Congress could not levy taxes and could only make requisitions upon the States.
The Stamp Act Congress (October 7 – 25, 1765), also known as the Continental Congress of 1765, was a meeting held in New York City in the colonial Province of New York.It included representatives from most of the British colonies in North America, which sought a unified strategy against newly imposed taxes by the British Parliament, particularly the Stamp Act.
2nd Continental Congress (January 2, 1776). "The Tory Act : published by order of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, Jan. 2, 1776: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress". Washington, DC: Library of Congress Manuscript Division. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms was a Resolution adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775. Written by Thomas Jefferson and revised by John Dickinson, [1] the Declaration explains why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms in what had become the American Revolutionary War.
The Continental Congress’ productive visit to York in 1777 to 1778 prompted residents to primarily view York as a Revolutionary War town for centuries. This series is part of the buildup to ...
The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (also known as the Declaration of Colonial Rights, or the Declaration of Rights) was a statement adopted by the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774, in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament.