The Continental Congress refers to two separate 18th-century American legislative bodies. The First Continental Congress first met in 1774 in response to rising tensions with the British; they appointed George Washington the general of the American forces and drafted the Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress was the temporary government of the independent United States during the Revolutionary War. The Congress was initially based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Continental Congress Quotes in Chains
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Chapter 20
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As the crowd marched off to make bullets and celebrate liberty and independence in the taverns, I realized dark was fast falling, and I had tarried overly long. I picked up a sliver of lead that lay in the street. It was fringed with gilt; my own piece of majesty. Tyrants beware, I thought as I put it in my pocket.
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Continental Congress Term Timeline in Chains
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Chapter 14
...their families. Isabel stifles a yawn as Goldbuttons brings up the fact that the Continental Congress is apparently close to declaring independence.
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Chapter 20
...sees the boy. Ten days after the British ships arrive, the news arrives that the Congress declared independence. Men read the Declaration from the steps of City Hall. Isabel watches them...
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Chapter 36
...the war’s progress. The Patriots are doing poorly; they don’t have enough ammunition, and the Congress have fled Philadelphia. Isabel is stunned when she reads that Newport, Rhode Island, fell to...
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