Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Journals of the Continental Congress
From the Journals of the Continental Congress, dated July 4, 1776 in which students can read the exact words which were read to the delegates at the Continental Congress, listing the grievances against the King of England.
Library of Congress
Loc: Washington's Letter to Continental Congress
George Washington's letters to the Continental Congress give us a glimpse into his thoughts and ideas during the American Revolution. Features a sample of one of these correspondences, along with a portrait of Washington, and a historic...
This Nation
This nation.com: Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, 1774
This site provides the full text of the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 1774.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: First Continental Congress
By 1774 the colonists had had enough of what they saw as British disrespect and lack of concern about their grievances. Read about the cooperation of the colonies in forming the First Continental Congress to address these issues.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was the die cast into the river of Revolution. Read about the decisions made and the actions taken in preparation for declaring independence.
PublicBookshelf Corporation
What Is the Second Continental Congress?
A detailed description of the events and issues at the Second Continental Congress in 1775 in Philadelphia. Excerpt is from "Our Country" published in 1877.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: The Continental Army and the Congress
A detailed description of the events in and around the formation and support of The Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
Library of Congress
Loc: Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention: Farrand's Records
Three of the four volumes of Max Farrand's collection of the records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Called The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, these documents are a critical part of American governmental history.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: The Continental Congress for Kids
History Questions: The Continental Congress Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Ducksters
Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: The Continental Congress
Kids learn about The Continental Congress meetings; major events in the American Revolutionary War.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: The First Continental Congress
This is a very brief article detailing the votes cast in the First Continental Congress.
Yale University
Yale University: Declaration and Resolves of the First Congress
This Yale Law School project posts outcomes of the First Continental Congress. Contains the actual text of the declarations and resolves written by the First Continental Congress.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Intolerable Acts and the First Continental Congress
An overview of the American colonists response to the Intolerable Acts and how it began to unify the colonists.
University of Chicago
The Founders' Constitution: Resolution & Letter to the Congress
The original and complete text of the letter approved by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787 recommending the newly adopted U.S. Constitution to the Congress and the states for ratification.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: American Revolution: Supply Problems Plague Continental Army
Find out about the Continental Army's struggles with supply shortages throughout the Revolutionary War. Explains the reasons for the shortages, and includes some of George Washington's correspondence from the period.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Carpenters' Hall
Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia served many vital functions before and during the American Revolution. Among these are the seat of the First Continental Congress, the site of the War Office, and the home of the first public lending...
University of Oklahoma
Chronology of Us Documents: Declaration of the Causes, Taking Up Arms (1775)
The complete text of the "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms" written by Thomas Jefferson and Colonel John Dickinson and approved by the Second Continental Congress in July 1775 to communicate and explain their...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Account of the Declaration: Jefferson's Story
Thomas Jefferson's account of events leading up to and the actions of the First Continental Congress, including information about the Committees of Correspondence which communicated through Circular Letters.
A&E Television
History.com: The Patriot Financier Who Bankrolled the Revolutionary War
A brash, self-made millionaire helped fund the fight for independence, but after the war, he ended up in debtor's prison. Without Robert Morris, the American Revolution may have been crushed under a mountain of debt and disarray. The...
Yale University
Yale Law School: Resolutions of the Continental Congress, 1765
Contains the primary text of the resolutions against the Stamp Act sent to King George III.
Library of Congress
Loc: The u.s. Constitution: Governing of the u.s.
This unit includes four lessons using primary sources to examine continuity and change in the governing of the United States. Lessons one and two are focused on a study of the Constitution and Bill of Rights and provide access to primary...
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Alexander Mc Dougall
This site from the U.S. Congress provides a short biography of Alexander McDougall, a member of the Continental Congress who fought in the Revolutionary War.