Continental Congress

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The Continental Congress refers to two separate conventions held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the mid-1770s. The First Continental Congress was called together in 1774, with 55 delegates representing twelve of the thirteen colonies (Georgia did not send a representative). This body debated over what the colonies should do, if anything, in reaction to the Intolerable Acts passed by Parliament that year. The First Continental Congress successfully boycotted British goods coming into the colonies, drastically reducing imports. Also, they agreed that a Second Continental Congress should meet the following year.

The Second Continental Congress is by far the more noteworthy of the two. As the British government's treatment of the colonies had not improved, the Congress drafted the famous Declaration of Independence in 1776. As war broke out and the American Revolution swung into full scale, the Congress acted as the unofficial government of the colonies. After the victory, they also drafted the Articles of Confederation, which would serve as America's governing document for the next nine years until it was replaced by the Constitution.