Continental Congress: Timeline

1774   First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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1775   American Revolutionary War: The Continental Congress bans trade with Canada Canada

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1775   American Revolutionary War: The Continental Congress sends the Olive Branch Petition, hoping for a reconciliation.

1775   The United States Marine Corps was born in Tun Tavern, Philidelphia. American Revolutionary War: The Continental Congress passes a resolution creating the Continental Marines (later renamed the United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps

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) to serve as landing troops for the recently created Continental Navy (the Marines were disbanded at end of war in April of 1783 but were reformed on July 11, 1798).

1776   American Revolutionary War: The Royal Colony of North Carolina produces the Halifax Resolves making it the first British colony to officially authorize its Continental Congress delegates to vote for independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain

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1776   American Revolutionary War: Richard Henry Lee of Virginia Virginia

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 proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence Declaration of independence

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1777   American Revolutionary War American Revolutionary War

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: Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina

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 to help the Continental Congress train its army.

1777   Stars and Stripes adopted by the Continental Congress as the Flag of the United States Flag of the United States

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1777   American Revolutionary War American Revolutionary War

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: After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation

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 in the temporary American United States

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 capital at York, Pennsylvania.

1778   The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States United States

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1781   Bank of North America is chartered by the Continental Congress.

1781   American United States

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 Continental Congress implements the Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation

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