Continental Congress

E155226

The Continental Congress was the governing assembly of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that coordinated their resistance to British rule and ultimately declared American independence.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf governing body
legislative assembly
revolutionary congress
appliesToJurisdiction Thirteen Colonies
United States of America
surface form: United States (in formation)
coordinateRole coordinated colonial resistance to British rule
country Thirteen Colonies
dissolved 1789
followedBy United States Congress
hasMember Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
John Hancock
John Jay
Patrick Henry
Richard Henry Lee
Roger Sherman
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
hasPart First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolution
inception 1774
language English
legalDocument Articles of Confederation
American Declaration of Independence
surface form: Declaration of Independence

Lee Resolution
Olive Branch Petition
legislatedBy delegates from the Thirteen Colonies
location Annapolis
surface form: Annapolis, Maryland

Baltimore
New York City
Philadelphia
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Princeton, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey
York, Pennsylvania
meetsIn Carpenters' Hall
surface form: Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia

Independence Hall
surface form: Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall)
purpose conduct diplomacy for the colonies
coordinate resistance to British policies
declare independence from Great Britain
organize war effort against Great Britain
religion predominantly Protestant context
replacedBy Congress of the Confederation
significantEvent American Revolutionary War
American Declaration of Independence
surface form: Declaration of Independence

Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
surface form: Treaty of Alliance with France (1778)

adoption of the Articles of Confederation
appointment of George Washington as commander-in-chief
authorization of the Continental Army
ratification of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
significantResolution Lee Resolution
surface form: Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (164)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Carolina Sons of Liberty supported Continental Congress
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben employer Continental Congress
Thomas McKean memberOf Continental Congress
Esek Hopkins appointedBy Continental Congress
John Hanson memberOf Continental Congress
United Colonies legislativeBody Continental Congress
Henry Laurens memberOf Continental Congress
Silas Deane memberOf Continental Congress
Silas Deane workedFor Continental Congress
Robert Morris memberOf Continental Congress
President of the Continental Congress partOf Continental Congress
James McHenry memberOf Continental Congress
Philip Schuyler appointedBy Continental Congress
Alexander Martin memberOf Continental Congress
Samuel Johnston memberOf Continental Congress
United States in Congress Assembled precededBy Continental Congress
Richard Caswell memberOf Continental Congress
James Wilson memberOf Continental Congress
John Rutledge memberOf Continental Congress
Edward Carrington allegiance Continental Congress
Elbridge Gerry participatedIn Continental Congress
Gouverneur Morris memberOf Continental Congress
Edmund Randolph memberOf Continental Congress
Arthur St. Clair employer Continental Congress
Newburgh Letters associatedWithGovernmentBody Continental Congress
Continental Congress resolutions publisher Continental Congress
Michael Hillegas employer Continental Congress
Colony of Maryland representativeBody Continental Congress
Walter Livingston memberOf Continental Congress
Alliance builtFor Continental Congress
Samuel Nicholas appointedBy Continental Congress
John Lewis Gervais memberOf Continental Congress
Samuel Osgood memberOf Continental Congress
court-martial of General Charles Lee authority Continental Congress
Charles Lee employer Continental Congress
Lafayette’s division allegiance Continental Congress
John Lamb allegiance Continental Congress
Oliver Wolcott Sr. memberOf Continental Congress
Hugh Williamson memberOf Continental Congress