Continental Congress resolutions

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The Continental Congress resolutions were formal legislative acts issued by the revolutionary governing body of the American colonies, providing legal and organizational foundations for the Continental Army and other aspects of the War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States founding-era document
historical document
legal instrument
legislative act
political resolution
appliesToJurisdiction Thirteen Colonies
United States of America
surface form: United States (in formation)
countryOfOrigin Thirteen Colonies
endTime 1789
followedBy legislation of the United States Congress under the Constitution
hasPart resolution appointing George Washington commander in chief
resolution establishing the Continental Army
resolutions authorizing diplomatic missions abroad
resolutions authorizing issuance of paper currency
resolutions concerning alliances and treaties
resolutions establishing rules and articles of war
resolutions on coordination with state governments
resolutions on courts-martial and military justice
resolutions on enforcement of the Continental Association
resolutions on foreign loans and credit
resolutions on hospital and medical services for troops
resolutions on intelligence and secret committees
resolutions on military ranks and promotions
resolutions on naval forces and privateering
resolutions on peace negotiations and armistice terms
resolutions on postal service organization
resolutions on prisoner of war treatment
resolutions on provisioning and supply of the Continental Army
resolutions on public credit and debt management
resolutions on quartermaster and commissary departments
resolutions on regulation of prices and economic controls
resolutions on relations with Native American nations
resolutions on wartime taxation and requisitions
resolutions recommending formation of colonial militias
resolutions recommending new state constitutions
resolutions regulating trade and non-importation
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolution
language English
legislativeBody Continental Congress
locationOfCreation Baltimore
Philadelphia
York, Pennsylvania
mainSubject American Revolutionary War
Continental Army
War of Independence
colonial self-government
diplomacy
independence from Great Britain
intercolonial coordination
military organization
war finance
publisher Continental Congress
significantEvent creation of the Continental Army
legal foundation for national governance before the Constitution
organization of the revolutionary war effort
startTime 1774

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Articles of War authorityGrantedBy Continental Congress resolutions
subject surface form: Articles of War (Continental Army)
Board of Treasury legalBasis Continental Congress resolutions
this entity surface form: resolutions of the Continental Congress
official records of the Continental Congress includes Continental Congress resolutions
this entity surface form: resolutions of the Continental Congress
Continental Congress financial administration legalBasis Continental Congress resolutions
this entity surface form: resolutions of the Continental Congress