SettingsContinental Congress
Agent of Marine
The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization (military department) of the Department of Defense.
The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization (military department) of the Department of Defense.
Board of War
The Board of War was created by the Second Continental Congress as a special standing committee to oversee the American Continental Army's administration and to make recommendations regarding th...
The Board of War was created by the Second Continental Congress as a special standing committee to oversee the American Continental Army's administration and to make recommendations regarding th...
Carpenters' Hall
Carpenters' Hall is a two-story brick building in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was a key meeting place in the early history of the United States.
Carpenters' Hall is a two-story brick building in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was a key meeting place in the early history of the United States.
Charles Thomson
Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 – August 16, 1824) was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress (1774–1789) througho...
Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 – August 16, 1824) was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress (1774–1789) througho...
Committee of Five
The Committee of Five of the Second Continental Congress drafted and presented to the Congress what became known as America's Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776.
The Committee of Five of the Second Continental Congress drafted and presented to the Congress what became known as America's Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776.
Committee of the States
The Committee of the States was an arm of the United States government, under the Articles of Confederation.
The Committee of the States was an arm of the United States government, under the Articles of Confederation.
Congress of the Confederation
The United States in Congress Assembled was the unicameral governing body of the United States of America that existed from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789.
The United States in Congress Assembled was the unicameral governing body of the United States of America that existed from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789.
Continental Association
The Continental Association, often known simply as the "Association", was a system created by the second Continental Congress in 1774 for implementing a trade boycott with Great Britain.
The Continental Association, often known simply as the "Association", was a system created by the second Continental Congress in 1774 for implementing a trade boycott with Great Britain.
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.
Conway Cabal
The Conway Cabal refers to an effort in late 1777 and 1778 to remove George Washington as commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
The Conway Cabal refers to an effort in late 1777 and 1778 to remove George Washington as commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Cookes House
Cookes House, also known as Tom Paine's House, is a historic home located at York, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania.
Cookes House, also known as Tom Paine's House, is a historic home located at York, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania.
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, was a statement adopted by the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774, in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the B...
The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, was a statement adopted by the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774, in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the B...
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms was a document issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775, to explain why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms in ...
The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms was a document issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775, to explain why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms in ...
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve British North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early i...
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve British North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early i...
Galloway's Plan of Union
Galloway's Plan of Union was put forward in the First Continental Congress of 1774.
Galloway's Plan of Union was put forward in the First Continental Congress of 1774.
Goddard broadside
The Goddard Broadside was the second printed version of the United States Declaration of Independence to be distributed by the Second Continental Congress and the first to include the names of t...
The Goddard Broadside was the second printed version of the United States Declaration of Independence to be distributed by the Second Continental Congress and the first to include the names of t...
Golden Plough Tavern
The Golden Plough Tavern, built in 1741 on the same site as the General Horatio Gates House and the Barnett Bobb Log House, is a historic building in downtown York, Pennsylvania and is the...
The Golden Plough Tavern, built in 1741 on the same site as the General Horatio Gates House and the Barnett Bobb Log House, is a historic building in downtown York, Pennsylvania and is the...
Henry Fite House
The Henry Fite House, located on Baltimore Street between Sharp and Liberty Streets in Baltimore, Maryland, was the meeting site of the Second Continental Congress from December 20, 1776 until F...
The Henry Fite House, located on Baltimore Street between Sharp and Liberty Streets in Baltimore, Maryland, was the meeting site of the Second Continental Congress from December 20, 1776 until F...
Jacob Duché
The Reverend Jacob Duché was a Rector of Christ Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the first chaplain to the Continental Congress.
The Reverend Jacob Duché was a Rector of Christ Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the first chaplain to the Continental Congress.
Letters to the inhabitants of Canada
The Letters to the inhabitants of Canada were three letters written by the First and Second Continental Congresses in 1774, 1775, and 1776 to communicate directly with the population of the Prov...
The Letters to the inhabitants of Canada were three letters written by the First and Second Continental Congresses in 1774, 1775, and 1776 to communicate directly with the population of the Prov...
Nassau Hall
Nassau Hall (or Old Nassau) is the oldest building at Princeton University in the borough of Princeton, New Jersey (USA).
Nassau Hall (or Old Nassau) is the oldest building at Princeton University in the borough of Princeton, New Jersey (USA).
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Continental Congress in July 1775 in an attempt to avoid a full-blown war with Great Britain.
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Continental Congress in July 1775 in an attempt to avoid a full-blown war with Great Britain.
Papers of the Continental Congress
The Papers of the Continental Congress are official records from the first three representative bodies of the original United Colonies and ultimately the United States of America.
The Papers of the Continental Congress are official records from the first three representative bodies of the original United Colonies and ultimately the United States of America.
Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783
The Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 (also known as the Philadelphia Mutiny) was an anti-government protest by nearly 400 soldiers of the Continental Army in June 1783.
The Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 (also known as the Philadelphia Mutiny) was an anti-government protest by nearly 400 soldiers of the Continental Army in June 1783.
Petition to the King (1774)
The Petition to the King was a petition sent to George III of Great Britain by the First Continental Congress.
The Petition to the King was a petition sent to George III of Great Britain by the First Continental Congress.
President of the Continental Congress
The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government of the United States du...
The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government of the United States du...
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American R...
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American R...
Superintendent of Finance of the United States
The post of Superintendent of Finance of the United States was one of three executive offices created by the Congress of the Confederation in 1781.
The post of Superintendent of Finance of the United States was one of three executive offices created by the Congress of the Confederation in 1781.
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded...
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded...
William Goddard (patriot/publisher)
William Goddard was an American patriot and printer born in New London, Connecticut who lived through the era of the American Revolution.
William Goddard was an American patriot and printer born in New London, Connecticut who lived through the era of the American Revolution.
William Goddard (US patriot/publisher)
William Goddard (1740–1817) was an American patriot and printer born in New London, Connecticut who lived through the era of the American Revolution.
William Goddard (1740–1817) was an American patriot and printer born in New London, Connecticut who lived through the era of the American Revolution.