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first continental congress
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was a body of representatives appointed by the legislatures of twelve North American colonies of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1774. It met briefly then set up its successor, the Second Continental Congress, which organized the Americans into war against Britain. The two bodies together comprise the Continental Congress. The First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia in 1774, with 55 members representing all American colonies except Georgia.
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There are three documents that variously constitute Declarations of Rights:
The 1688 Bill of Rights enacted by the Parliament of England;
The Articles of Association of 1774, a petition of grievances of the New England colonies.
The United Nations General Assembly's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
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| a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors. |
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a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, esp. in the face of a revolt.
• ( Loyalist) a colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause.
• ( Loyalist) a supporter of union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• ( Loyalist) a supporter of the republic and opposer of Franco's revolt in the Spanish Civil War. |
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| a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, esp. one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency. |
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| a member of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice. |
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| second continental congress |
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| was a body of sixty-five representatives appointed by the legislatures of thirteen British North American colonies that met from May 10, 1775, to March 1, 1781. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774; together these two bodies constituted the Continental Congress. It was the second congress which adopted the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. During the American Revolutionary War, it acted as the de facto U.S. national government by raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats, and making formal treaties.[2] |
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a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
• a member of a committee. |
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a number of bullets, arrows, or other projectiles discharged at one time : the infantry let off a couple of volleys.
• a series of utterances directed at someone in quick succession : he unleashed a volley of angry questions.
• Tennis an exchange of shots. |
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| The army raised by the Continental Congress of 1775, with George Washington as commander. |
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| drafted on July 5, 1775, was a letter to King George III that was shipped and put on a boat on July 8, 1775, and received six weeks later from members of the Second Continental Congress who—for the final time—appealed to their king to redress colonial grievances in order to avoid more bloodshed. The Olive Branch Petition has been called different names over the years, the most popular of which include The Second Petition to the King and The Humble Petition. |
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cruel and oppressive government or rule : refugees who managed to escape Nazi tyranny | the removal of the regime may be the end of a tyranny.
• a nation under such cruel and oppressive government.
• cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control : she resented his rages and his tyranny | figurative the tyranny of the nine-to-five day | his father's tyrannies.
• (esp. in ancient Greece) rule by one who has absolute power without legal right. |
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| unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor : freedom of religion, the most inalienable of all human rights. |
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