“If #Jefferson was the poet of the early republic’s civic identity, #JohnAdams was its driving force. It was Adams who was indispensable in convincing the Second #ContinentalCongress that the time had come for American independence. It was also Adams who gave the task of writing the document to Jefferson and whom Jefferson called its ‘ablest advocate.’”
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-federalist-fourth-of-july/

The term appears after that, but not exclusively for some time. I want to know if there was ever a discussion or a decision made to use Continental Congress or whether it just evolved. Did anyone ever question whether it was appropriate, given that not all of the continent of North America would be represented, especially given Spanish claims? Any help would be much appreciated. 2/2
#histodons #vastearlyamerica #continentalcongress

I’m looking for help in pinpointing how the first Congress came to be called Continental. The earliest use I have found so far is the 1 August 1774 announcement by the three counties of Newcastle, Kent & Sussex about delegates to what the announcement called “a general continental congress” proposed for Philadelphia. (Journals of the Continental Congress, vol. 1.) The term appears after that, but not exclusively for some time. 1/2
#histodons #vastearlyamerica #continentalcongress

Today in #Connecticut History, December 28: When Eastern Pennsylvania Belonged to Connecticut

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“First National Thanksgiving”

“…it is the indispensable duty of all men…to acknowledge with gratitude their obligations to [Almighty God] for benefits received; and to implore such farther blessings as they stand in need of…” #ContinentalCongress, Proclamation, Nov. 1, 1777.

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