Continental Congress

The Continental Congress was the legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States from 1774 to 1789, a period that included the American Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation. There were two Continental Congresses.

Dates and places of sessions

; First Continental Congress

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:*September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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September 5 - 1774 - October 26 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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; Second Continental Congress

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:*May 10, 1775 – December 12, 1776, Philadelphia

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May 10 - 1775 - December 12 - 1776

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:*December 20, 1776 – March 4, 1777, Baltimore, Maryland

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December 20 - 1776 - March 4 - 1777 - Baltimore, Maryland

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:*March 5, 1777 – September 18, 1777, Philadelphia

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March 5 - 1777 - September 18

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:*September 27, 1777 (one day only), Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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September 27 - 1777 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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:*September 30, 1777 – June 27, 1778, York, Pennsylvania

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September 30 - 1777 - June 27 - 1778 - York, Pennsylvania

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:*July 2, 1778 – March 1, 1781, Philadelphia

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July 2 - 1778 - March 1 - 1781

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; United States in Congress Assembled

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:* March 1, 1781 ? November 3, 1781, Philadelphia

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March 1 - 1781 - November 3

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:* November 5, 1781 ? November 2, 1782, Philadelphia

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November 5 - 1781 - November 2 - 1782

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:* November 4, 1782 ? June 21, 1783, Philadelphia

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November 4 - 1782 - June 21 - 1783

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:* June 30, 1783 ? November 1, 1783, Princeton, New Jersey

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June 30 - 1783 - November 1 - Princeton, New Jersey

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:* November 3, 1783 ? November 4, 1783, Princeton

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November 3 - 1783 - November 4

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:* November 26, 1783 ? June 3, 1784, Annapolis, Maryland

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November 26 - 1783 - June 3 - 1784 - Annapolis, Maryland

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:* November 1, 1784 – December 24, 1784, Trenton, New Jersey

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November 1 - 1784 - December 24 - Trenton, New Jersey

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:*January 11, 1785 – November 4, 1785, New York, New York

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January 11 - 1785 - November 4 - New York, New York

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:*November 7, 1785 – November 3, 1786, New York

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November 7 - 1785 - November 3 - 1786

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:*November 6, 1786 – October 30, 1787, New York

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November 6 - 1786 - October 30 - 1787

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:*November 5, 1787 – October 21, 1788, New York

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November 5 - 1787 - October 21 - 1788

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:*November 3, 1788 – March 2, 1789, New York

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November 3 - 1788 - March 2 - 1789

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