the Continental Congress

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:alliance European_powers
gptkbp:committee gptkb:the_Declaration_of_Independence
gptkbp:composedOf delegates from the colonies
gptkbp:createdBy 1774
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Continental_dollars
gptkbp:dissolved 1789
gptkbp:divisions Patriots_and_Loyalists
gptkbp:established gptkb:the_Bill_of_Rights
gptkb:the_United_States_military
1775
state governments
gptkbp:first_held gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:formed the_Continental_Association
gptkbp:governing_body the Thirteen Colonies
gptkbp:has_a_role_in gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War
military supply
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Continental Congress
gptkbp:impact American_political_thought
gptkbp:independence 1776
gptkbp:influenced Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:the_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the_formation_of_American_democracy
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in the_Siege_of_Boston
American_Revolutionary_War_efforts.
gptkbp:is_a_member_of each of the Thirteen Colonies
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for colonial grievances
political_leaders_like_Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for debating independence
gptkbp:is_characterized_by debate and compromise
a lack of formal authority
gptkbp:is_essential_for independence_from_Britain
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:France
the_drafting_of_the_Constitution
gptkbp:issueDate 1777
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Carpenters'_Hall
gptkbp:navalFleet 1775
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:the_Intolerable_Acts
gptkbp:position Commander-in-Chief
gptkbp:postalCode 1775
gptkbp:responsibleFor organizing the war effort
gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of gptkb:the_United_States
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:the_Congress_of_the_Confederation
gptkbp:treaty 1783
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for gptkb:the_American_Revolution
British_goods
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the colonies
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Boston_Tea_Party
British_rule
British_taxation_policies