Documents of the Continental Con

Documents of the
Continental Congresses

September 4, 1774 to April 29, 1774

Year	Date	Document Title
	September 5, 1774	First Meeting of the First Continental Congress
	September 28, 1774	Galloway’s Plan for the Union of Great Britain and the Colonies
	October 14, 1774	Declaration and Resolves
	October 20, 1774	The Articles of Association
	October 26, 1774	Petition of Congress to the King
	January 23, 1775	Petition for Reconciliation with America
	March 10, 1775	First Session of the Second Continental Congress
	March 22, 1775	Burke’s Speech On Conciliation with America
	March 23, 1775	Henry’s Speech “Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death”
	March 30, 1775	New England Restraining Act {excerpt}
	April 18, 1775	Revere’s Description of his Famous Ride
	April 22, 1775	Smith’s Description of the Battle of Lexington {excerpt}
	April 26, 1775	American Account of the Battle of Lexington {excerpt}
	May 20, 1775	The Mecklenburgh Resolutions
	May 29, 1775	Address to Inhabitants of Canada
	June 16, 1775	Washington’s Speech “On His Appointment as Commander-in-Chief”
	July 6, 1775	A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Their Taking Up Arms
	July 26, 1775	Congress Establish a Post Office
	July 31, 1775	Consideration of British Resolutions
	August 23, 1775	A Proclamation, by The King, for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
	January 2, 1776	The Tory Act
	February 14, 1776	Common Sense
	March 14, 1776	Resolution to Disarm Loyalists
	March 17, 1776	Brant’s Message to Lord George Germaine
	May 27, 1776	Instructions for a Declaration of Independence
	May 29, 1776	Report of Conference with Generals
	June 1776	Declaration of Independence (Rough Draft)
	June 7, 1776	Resolution on Independence
	June 12, 1776	Declaration of Rights
	July 4, 1776	The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America
	July 4, 1776	Independence Day
	1776	Yankee Doodle {lyrics}
	1776	Witherspoon’s Sermon “The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men”
	July 17, 1776	Adams’ Letter to John Pitts
	July 27, 1776	Adams’ Letter to Benjamin Kent
	August 1, 1776	Adams’ Speech “On American Independence”
	September 17, 1776	Proposed Treaty Framework
	October 21, 1776	Concord Resolutions
	October 24, 1776	Memorial of the Presbytery of Hanover {excerpt}
	June 14, 1777	Resolution on American Flag
	February 6, 1778	Treaty of Alliance
	May 8, 1778	Address to the Inhabitants of the United States of America
	June 10 1778	Gates’ Letter to the Several States
	June 27, 1778	Articles of Confederation Voted
	July 9, 1778	Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
	July 10, 1778	Circular Letter to the American People
	September 17, 1778	Treaty With the Delaware Indians
	October 30, 1778	Manifesto of the Congress
	December 30, 1778	Washington’s Letter to Benjamin Harrison “On the Lack of a National Spirit” {excerpt}
	1780	Petition for the abolition of slavery in Connecticut
	1780	Massachusetts Constitution
	October 10, 1780	Resolution of Congress on Public Lands
	October 19, 1781	Articles Of Capitulation at Yorktown
	October 26, 1781	Proclamation
	1782	Commonwealth v. Caton et. al. {excerpt}
	July 16, 1782	Contract
	November 30, 1782	Preliminary Peace Treaty
	January 20, 1783	Armistice between U.S. & Great Britain
	April 11, 1783	Proclamation Declaring the Cessation of Arms
	April 26, 1783	Address to the States
	1783	The Quock Walker Case {excerpt}
	September 3, 1783	Treaty of Paris
	March 1, 1784	Report on Government for Western Territory
	April 23, 1784	Report of Government for Western Territory
	1784	Boone's Adventures
	August 27, September 3, 9, 1784	Exchange of Notes Referring to Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France
	October 22, 1784	Treaty with the Six Nations
	May 20, 1785	Land Ordinance of 1785
	November 28, 1785	Cherokee’s Articles
	January 16, 1786	Statute of Religious Liberty
	June 28 and July 15, 1786	The Barbary Treaties
	1786	Address Concerning Shay’s Rebellion
	1786	Letter Concerning Shay’s Rebellion
	September 14, 1786	The Annapolis Convention {excerpt}
	June 15, 1787	The New Jersey Plan
	June 18, 1787	Hamilton’s Plan for National Government
	1787	Letter to the Governor of New York {excerpt}
	1787	Bayard v. Singleton
	1787	Franklin’s Speech “On the Federal Constitution”
	July 13, 1787	The Northwest Ordinance
	September 17, 1787	The Constitution of the United States of America
	September 17, 1787	Letter to the President of Congress, Transmitting the Constitution
	December 3, 1787	Adams’ Letter to Richard Henry Lee
	December, 7, 1787	Delaware’s Ratification of the Constitution
	December 12, 1787	Pennsylvania’s Ratification of the Constitution
	December 18, 1787	New Jersey’s Ratification of the Constitution
	January 2, 1788	Georgia’s Ratification of the Constitution
	January 9, 1788	Connecticut’s Ratification of the Constitution
	February 6, 1788	Massachusetts’ Ratification of the Constitution
	April 28, 1788	Maryland’s Ratification of the Constitution
	May 23, 1788	South Carolina’s Ratification of the Constitution
	June 10, 1788	Marshall’s Speech on the Federal Constitution
	June 21, 1788	New Hampshire’s Ratification of the Constitution
	June 24, 1788	Hamilton’s Speech “On the Adoption of the Federal Constitution”
	June 26, 1788	Virginia’s Ratification of the Constitution
	1788	Pinkney’s Speech for the Relief of Slaves
	July 26, 1788	New York’s Ratification of the Constitution
	September 13, 1788	Resolution Fixing Date for Election of a President, and the Organization of the Government Under the Constitution, in the City of New York
	January 9, 1789	Treaty with the Six Nations
	February 5, 1789	New York Ratifies Constitution
	Starting April 6, 1789	Proceedings Initiatory to the First Presidential Inauguration
	April 6, 1789	Joint Session of Congress to Count the Votes of the 1788 Election
	April 7, 1789	House’s First Proposed Procedures
	April 16, 1789	Senate’s First Procedures
	April 21, 1789	Swearing in of the Vice-President and Adams’ Speech

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