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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]].
[[Category:United States History]]
[[Category:American Revolutionary War]]