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The '''Continental Congress''' refers to two separate organizations that played a major role in leading the [[Thirteen Colonies]] into the [[American Revolution]]. The First set the stage in 1774. The Second became the national government of the United Colonies, which in July 1776 became the United States of America. Both congresses met in Philadelphia and were composed of delegates selected by the 13 colonies/states.
The '''Continental Congress''' refers to two separate organizations that played a major role in leading the [[Thirteen Colonies]] into the [[American Revolution]]. The First set the stage in 1774. The Second became the national government of the United Colonies, which in July 1776 became the United States of America. Both congresses met in Philadelphia and were composed of delegates selected by the 13 colonies/states.
==Background==
==Background==
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
see [[Bibliography of the American Revolution]]
see [[Bibliography of the American Revolution]]
===References===
* Companion
* Blanco, Richard L., ed. ''The American Revolution, 1775-1783: An Encyclopedia.'' 2 vol. Garland, 1993. 1857 pp.; 800 articles by 129 experts
* Faragher, John Mack, ed. ''The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America.'' 1990.
* Fremont-Barnes, Gregory, and Richard A. Ryerson, eds. ''The Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War: A Political, Social, and Military History'' (ABC-CLIO, 2006) 5 volume paper and online editions; 1000 entries by 150 experts, covering all topics
**''American Revolutionary War: A Student Encyclopedia'' (5 vol. 2006), shorter version, 800 articles
* Purcell, L. Edward, ed. ''Who Was Who in the American Revolution.'' (1993).
===Surveys===
* Alden, John. ''George Washington: A Biography'' (1984)
* Ferling, John ed., ''The World Turned Upside Down: The American Victory in the War of Independence'' (1988).
* Higginbotham, Don. ''The war of American independence: military attitudes, policies, and practice, 1763-1789''(1971) best scholarly overview; [http://www.historyebook.org/subscribinginsts.html online through ACLS History E-Book]
* Jensen, Merrill.
* Lancaster, ed. Bruce. ''The American Revolution'' (American Heritage Library) (1985), heavily illustrated
* Miller, John C. '' Triumph of Freedom, 1775-1783'' (1948) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=14559136 online edition]
* Morris, Richard.
* Nevins, Allan.
* Wood, Gordon.
===Primary sources===
* Commager, Henry Steele, and Richard Morris, eds. ''The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six: The Story of the American Revolution as Told by Participants'' (1967); excellent collection of primary sources
* Morison, S. E. ''Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal Constitution'' (1923) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=8875493 online edition]
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