Digital Learning Commons: American Revolution: Continental Congress

Resources

Continental Congress, 1774–1781
Brief overview courtesy of the Department of State's Office of the Historian.
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“Continental Congress, 1774–1781.” Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/continental-congress.
Continental Congresses and Role in Building a Nation
Great resource on the outcomes and resolutions of the First Continental Congress and a complete list of each state's representatives.
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“First Continental Congress.” John Adams Historical Society, www.john-adams-heritage.com/first-continental-congress/.
The First Continental Congress: The Patriots React To The Intolerable Acts
Great overview of the events leading up to the First Continental Congress and some of the results that followed.
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“First Continental Congress 1774.” Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, www.bostonteapartyship.com/continental-congress.
The First Continental Congress Responds to the Intolerable Acts
In-depth article about the coming together of the First Continental Congress and its outcomes.
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Cecere, Michael. “The First Continental Congress Responds to the Intolerable Acts.” Journal of the American Revolution, 28 Aug. 2016, allthingsliberty.com/2014/09/the-first-continental-congress-responds-to-the-intolerable-acts/.

Primary Sources

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774 to 1789
Contains 277 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
First Prayer of the Continental Congress, 1774

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Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia	John Jay
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress	Charles Thomas
Samuel Adams	John Adams
Continental Association	Patrick Henry
King George III	Henry Middleton
George Washington	Peyton Randolph
Suffolk Resolves

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WARTIME - The First Continental Congress
By 1774 the political chasm between the American Colonies and the Empire of Great Britain was at an all time high. In response to the British occupation of Boston and the Coercive Acts, delegates from the American Colonies met in Philadelphia in what would become known as the First Continental Congress.
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“The First Continental Congress.” WARTIME: A History Series, 16 Oct. 2014, wartime.podbean.com/e/s03e07-the-first-continental-congress/.
The Continental Congress
Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss the Continental Congress, including a number of recent popular histories about it, its popular and academic historiography, and various aspects of its importance.
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Owen, Ken, et al. “ The Continental Congress.” The JuntoCast, 14 Nov. 2014, soundcloud.com/the-juntocast/ep-6-the-continental-congress.