Continental Congress

Definition

An assembly of colonial delegates that coordinated resistance to Britain and increasingly acted as a central government.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on 5 September 1774. Twelve colonies sent delegates; Georgia did not. The meeting brought different colonial interests together to agree a common response to British policy.
Revise: Growing Opposition

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GCSE History · key term

An assembly of colonial delegates that coordinated resistance to Britain and increasingly acted as a central government.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on 5 September 1774. Twelve colonies sent delegates; Georgia did not. The meeting brought different colonial interests together to agree a common response to British policy.
Revise: Growing Opposition

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