Continental Congress
The Continental Congress ( English Continental Congress ) consisted of the delegates of the 13 colonies of North America , who wanted to fight against restrictions on the freedom of American citizens. Since the Congress met between 1774 and 1789, its founding preceded the War of Independence . There were two continental congresses.
First continental congress
The first Continental Congress met from September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It adopted measures against the Einquartierungsgesetz and there were letters directly to George III. written to bypass the UK Parliament . The main topics of this congress were a declaration of solidarity from all colonies and the imposition of a one-year export and import ban on Great Britain. An important advisor was the later second President of the United States , John Adams ; Virginia's representative was George Washington .
Second continental congress
The second continental congress existed from May 10, 1775 to March 2, 1789. It met at different locations. From 1775 Congress prepared the American Revolution against England. A continental army and its own currency , the continental dollar, were created .
On July 4, 1776, of was Thomas Jefferson wrote Declaration of Independence presented. The first to sign was John Hancock , President of the Continental Congress .
Confederation Congress
After the ratification of the articles of confederation on March 1, 1781, the name of the congress was until March 2, 1789 also Confederation Congress ( Congress of the Confederation , formally also United States in Congress Assembled ). The successor to the Second Continental Congress, the 1st United States Congress , met between March 4, 1789 and March 3, 1791. It resided at Federal Hall in New York City until August 12, 1790 and from December 6th 1790 in Independence Hall , Philadelphia .
List of meetings
date | place |
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May 10, 1775 - December 12, 1776 | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
December 20, 1776 - March 4, 1777 | Baltimore , Maryland |
March 5, 1777 - September 18, 1777 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
September 27, 1777 (only one day) | Lancaster , Pennsylvania |
September 30, 1777 - June 27, 1778 | York , Pennsylvania |
July 2, 1778 - June 21, 1783 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
June 30, 1783 - November 4, 1783 | Princeton , New Jersey |
November 26, 1783 - August 13, 1784 | Annapolis , Maryland |
November 1, 1784 - December 24, 1784 | Trenton , New Jersey |
January 11, 1785 - November 4, 1785 | New York City , New York |
November 7, 1785 - November 3, 1786 | New York City, New York |
November 6, 1786 - October 30, 1787 | New York City, New York |
November 5, 1787 - October 21, 1788 | New York City, New York |
November 3, 1788 - March 2, 1789 | New York City, New York |
List of presidents
Surname | State / colony | Age | Beginning | The End |
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Peyton Randolph | Virginia | 53 | September 5, 1774 | October 22, 1774 |
Henry Middleton | South carolina | 57 | October 22, 1774 | October 26, 1774 |
Peyton Randolph | Virginia | 54 | May 10, 1775 | May 24, 1775 |
John Hancock | Massachusetts | 38 | May 24, 1775 | October 29, 1777 |
Henry Laurens | South carolina | 53 | November 1, 1777 | December 9, 1778 |
John Jay | new York | 32 | December 10, 1778 | September 28, 1779 |
Samuel Huntington | Connecticut | 48 | September 28, 1779 | July 10, 1781 |
Thomas McKean | Delaware | 47 | July 10, 1781 | November 5, 1781 |
John Hanson | Maryland | 66 | November 5, 1781 | November 4, 1782 |
Elias Boudinot | New Jersey | 42 | November 4, 1782 | November 3, 1783 |
Thomas Mifflin | Pennsylvania | 39 | November 3, 1783 | June 3, 1784 |
Richard Henry Lee | Virginia | 52 | November 30, 1784 | November 4, 1785 |
John Hancock | Massachusetts | 48 | November 23, 1785 | June 5, 1786 |
Nathaniel Gorham | Massachusetts | 48 | June 6, 1786 | November 3, 1786 |
Arthur St. Clair | Pennsylvania | 52 | February 2, 1787 | November 4, 1787 |
Cyrus Griffin | Virginia | 39 | January 22, 1788 | November 15, 1788 |