Continental Congress (apr 25, 1774 – dec 26, 1779)
Description:
-The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies. It became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations.-"America"-->unity
-talk of natural rights/liberty
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Date:
apr 25, 1774
dec 26, 1779
~ 5 years and 8 months