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The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in North America, and the newly declared United States before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Congress refers to both the First and Second Congresses of 1774–1781 and at the ...
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates of 12 of the Thirteen Colonies held from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia at the beginning of the American Revolution. The meeting was organized by the delegates after the British Navy implemented a blockade of Boston Harbor and the Parliament of Great ...
Two delegates, David Ramsay and Nathaniel Gorham, performed his duties with the title of "chairman". [21][22] When Hancock finally resigned the office in June 1786, Gorham was elected. After he resigned in November 1786, it was months before enough members were present in Congress to elect a new president. [21]
The group that included 26 signers of the Declaration of Independence persevered to craft and adopt the Articles of Confederation here.
1st Continental Congress 2nd Continental Congress Confederation Congress Gunning Bedford Jr. 1783–1785 John Dickinson [a] 1779: Philemon Dickinson: 1782–1783 Dyre Kearney: 1787–1788 Eleazer McComb: 1783–1784 Thomas McKean: 1774: 1775–1776; 1778–1781: 1781–1782 Nathaniel Mitchell: 1787–1788 John Patten: 1786 William Peery: 1786 ...
The First Continental Congress convened on on Sept.5, 1774, including delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies and Founding Fathers such as John Adams, Patrick Henry and George Washington.
Carpenters' Hall, in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the official birthplace of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a key meeting place in the early history of the United States. Completed in 1775, [4] the two-story brick meeting hall was built for and still privately owned by the Carpenters' Company of ...
Signature. Virginia colonial currency (1773) signed by Randolph and John Blair Jr. Peyton Randolph (September 10, 1721 – October 22, 1775) was an American politician and planter who was a Founding Father of the United States. Born into Virginia's wealthiest and most powerful family, Randolph served as speaker of Virginia's House of Burgesses ...