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The governing body that led the colonies during the Revolution was the Continental Congress. It met several times to try to fund the Revolution and for several other reason.
The drafting of the declaration of independence did
i think it was George Washington
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The First Continental Congress
he led the army and other things.
The first Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was called on to try and establish what American rights were, the proper tactics for resisting the Coercive (the Intolerable) Acts, and what the limits on Parliament's power should be.
The Congress negotiated with foreign nations, established a postal system, borrowed money to support the army, and printed currency known as "continentals." However, the government's poor finances led to the expression "not worth a continental." Since the Continental Congress lacked any formal constitution,
There were those in the Continental Congress that wanted to stay a part of Great Britain. It took the events of the Boston Massacre and the writing of the Declaration of Independence to change some of the members.