continental congress

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In 1775, the Continental Congress, which represented the 13 colonies, appointed a flag committee.
1775年，代表美國13個州的大陸會議指定了一個旗幟委員會。
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.
大陸會議里的主要人物約翰·亞當(dāng)斯和大陸軍的總司令喬治·華盛頓，是這個不同尋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年五月當(dāng)?shù)诙未箨憰h在費城舉行，華盛頓作為弗吉尼亞代表之一，當(dāng)選為大陸軍總司令。

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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In the 1780s, the Continental Congress financed the Revolutionary War with the printing press.
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Following the committee, the Second Continental Congress itself made major — and mostly positive — changes of its own.
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