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Continental Congress Timeline Game

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The Continental Congress was a crucial assembly of delegates that played a significant role in shaping the early history of the United States. To better understand the importance of this historic event, let’s explore a timeline game that focuses on the key events that took place during the Continental Congress.

  • Delegates from 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia in 1774
  • The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776
  • The Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1781

Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order

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  • September 5, 1774: First Continental Congress
  • October 14, 1774: Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
  • March 31, 1774: Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament
  • April 19, 1775: Battle of Lexington and Concord
  • May 10, 1775: Second Continental Congress convenes
  • July 5, 1775: Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III
  • July 6, 1775: Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
  • June 15, 1775: George Washington appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
  • June 17, 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill
  • January 10, 1776: Common Sense pamphlet published by Thomas Paine
  • July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence adopted
  • November 15, 1777: Articles of Confederation adopted by the Continental Congress
  • September 19 - October 7, 1777: Battle of Saratoga
  • December 19, 1777 - June 19, 1778: Valley Forge encampment of the Continental Army
  • February 6, 1778: Treaty of Alliance with France
  • September 28 - October 19, 1781: Battle of Yorktown
  • September 3, 1783: Treaty of Paris signed, officially ending the American Revolutionary War
  • July 13, 1787: Northwest Ordinance passed by the Continental Congress
  • May 25, 1787: Constitutional Convention begins in Philadelphia
  • September 17, 1787: Constitution of the United States ratified by the Continental Congress

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