Continental Congress

Continental Congress, 1774–89, federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States in the American Revolution and under the Articles of Confederation (see Confederation, Articles of).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Postwar Continental Congress
• The Second Continental Congress
• First Continental Congress
• Bibliography

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