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Journal of the Proceedings of Congress, held at Philadelphia from Sept.5,1775 to April 30,1776. 1778
RCIN 1022482
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This book is one of six volumes containing the proceedings of the Continental Congress, an assembly of representatives from the thirteen colonies on the eastern coast of North America, which sat from 1774 until 1781.
The First Continental Congress met in September and October 1774 with delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies on the eastern coast of North America meeting at Philadelphia to discuss their response to a series of Acts of Parliament passed in London following the events of the Boston Tea Party the previous winter. The Acts had stripped the Colony of Massachusetts of self-governance and other rights that it had enjoyed since the first settlers arrived in North America in 1620. The meeting drew up a united response to protest injustices committed by British forces in America, which were written down in a petition to George III.
Ultimately, the petition to the king was unsuccessful, and the following year the Second Continental Congress, which included representatives from all thirteen colonies, met to discuss a new response. Debates continued for months and resulted in the colonies declaring their independence from Britain, which was published on 4 July 1776. The Second Continental Congress would serve as the American government throughout the War of Independence.
These books contain information on the debates and votes conducted in Congress during this landmark period in American history. Proceedings of Congress were published in Philadelphia throughout the war to allow a large number of people to learn about the topics that were being discussed by the delegates. -
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