Continental Congress

Noun

Meaning

the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation

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A Commission was formed to negotiate directly with the Continental Congress for the first time. Source: Internet

Benjamin Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress as the first Postmaster General in 1775, serving just over 15 months. Source: Internet

By November 1777 the treasury of the Continental Congress was empty, and to provide funds for the war Congress instructed the states to pass Confiscation Acts which allowed for the appropriation of property belonging to loyalists. Source: Internet

As the youngest delegate to the Continental Congress (1780–1783), Madison was considered a legislative workhorse and a master of parliamentary coalition building. Source: Internet

At that point it became clear that the Continental Congress would have to convene once again. Source: Internet

Billias, p. 105 In 1780 he resigned from the Continental Congress over the issue, and refused offers from the state legislature to return to the Congress. Source: Internet

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