continental congress

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von continental congress im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

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Englisch - Englisch

Definition von continental congress im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

a group of politicians who represented the original 13 American colonies, and met between 1774 and 1789. They made laws for the colonies, and later formed the government of the US. The Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence, and its members are often called "The Founding Fathers ". Body of delegates that acted for the American colonies and states during and after the American Revolution. The First Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in September 1774, was called by the colonial Committees of Correspondence. The delegates adopted a declaration of personal rights, denounced taxation without representation, petitioned the British crown for a redress of grievances, and called for a boycott of British goods. The Second Continental Congress, meeting in May 1775, appointed George Washington commander in chief of the army. It later approved the Declaration of Independence (1776) and prepared the Articles of Confederation (1781), which granted certain powers to the Congress

the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation

Silbentrennung

Con·ti·nen·tal Con·gress

Türkische aussprache

käntınentıl känggrıs

Aussprache

/ˌkäntəˈnentəl ˈkäɴɢgrəs/ /ˌkɑːntəˈnɛntəl ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/