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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Con′tinen′tal Con′gress, [Amer. Hist.]- American Historyeither of two legislative congresses during and after the Revolutionary War. The first was in session from September 5 to October 26, 1774, to petition the British government for a redress of grievances. The second existed from May 10, 1775, to 1789, and issued the Declaration of Independence and established the Articles of Confederation.
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