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Continental Congress

convention of delegates that became the governing body of the United States

19 dated entries naming Continental Congress, drawn from 9 separate years between 1740 CE and 1795 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

  • 1740February 17 – John Sullivan, American General in the American Revolutionary War, delegate in the Continental Congress (d. 1795)source
  • 1774May 17 – The colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations issues the first call for an "Intercolonial Congress" that eventually is set up as the Continental Congress.source
  • 1774October 14 – The Continental Congress in America adopts the Declaration of Rights and Resolves, with 10 principles.source
  • 1774October 26 – The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.source
  • 1775June 19 – The post of Commanding General is created by the Continental Congress.source
  • 1776April 12 – American Revolution: The Royal Colony of North Carolina produces the Halifax Resolves, making it the first British colony to officially authorize its Continental Congress delegates to vote for independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.source
  • 1776June 11 – American Revolution: The Continental Congress appoints a Committee of Five to draft a Declaration of Independence.source
  • 1776September 9 – The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States (previously the United Colonies).source
  • 1777June 13 – American Revolution: The Marquis de Lafayette lands near Georgetown, South Carolina, to help the Continental Congress train its army.source
  • 1777June 14 – The Stars and Stripes is adopted by the Continental Congress as the flag of the United States.source
  • 1777November 15 – American Revolution: After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation, in the temporary American capital at York, Pennsylvania.source
  • 1777September 26 – American Revolutionary War – British troops occupy Philadelphia; members of the Continental Congress flee to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where they meet and hold a one day session as the Fifth Congress before fleeing again.source
  • 1777September 30 – American Revolutionary War – The Sixth Continental Congress opens its session at York, Pennsylvania, and continues for 272 days until June 27, 1778.source
  • 1778September 19 – The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States.source
  • 1781The Bank of North America is chartered by the Continental Congress.source
  • 1781March 1 – The United States Continental Congress implements the Articles of Confederation, forming its Perpetual Union as the United States in Congress Assembled.source
  • 1788January 22 – The Congress of the Confederation, effectively a caretaker government until the United States Constitution can be ratified by at least nine of the 13 states, elects Cyrus Griffin as its last president.source
  • 1788October 21 – The 14th and last session of the Continental Congress and (the 6th as Congress under the Articles of Confederation) is adjourned.source
  • 1795January 23 – John Sullivan, American general in the American Revolutionary War, delegate in the Continental Congress (b. 1740)source

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