continental congress

基本解释

In 1775, the Continental Congress, which represented the 13 colonies, appointed a flag committee.
1775年，代表美国13个州的大陆会议指定了一个旗帜委员会。
John Adams, the major figure in the Continental Congress, and George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, are the chief players in this unusual story.
大陆会议里的主要人物约翰·亚当斯和大陆军的总司令乔治·华盛顿，是这个不同寻常的故事里的主要玩家。
When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
在1775年五月当第二次大陆会议在费城举行，华盛顿作为弗吉尼亚代表之一，当选为大陆军总司令。

The Continental Congress decided that a document declaring separation from Britain should be declared.
On July fourth,seventeen seventy-six, the Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.
He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress in seventeen seventy-four.

And the Second Continental Congress was meeting in Philadelphia to take control of the war effort.
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the assembly of delegates from the North American rebel colonies held during and after the War of American Independence. It issued the Declaration of Independence (1776) and framed the Articles of Confederation (1777)