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Con′tinen′tal Con′gress, [Amer. Hist.]
  1. American Historyeither of two legislative congresses during and after the Revolutionary War. The first was in session from September 5 to October 26, 1774, to petition the British government for a redress of grievances. The second existed from May 10, 1775, to 1789, and issued the Declaration of Independence and established the Articles of Confederation.

'Continental Congress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Continental Army - Declaration of Independence - Drayton - Mifflin - War of American Independence - York - continental - read

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