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Q: Why did colonial representives assemble at the Continential Congress?
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How did parliament serve as a model for colonial governments in the colonies and for congress?

The two-house parliment with representives in each house elected from specific divisions of the country was the basis for Congress.


Where did the First Continential Congress meet colonial times?

hmm...im pretty sure it was in philadelphia...that was like after the Boston tea party...during the intolerable acts...


What was the name of the first colonial army?

It's generally referred to as the Colonial Army or the Continental Army.


How did the Parliament serve as a model for colonial governments in the colonies and for congress later?

Parliament was a British legislation Colonial gov't is an example of Congress


How did parliament serve as a model for colonial government in the colonies and for congress later?

The colonial government did not draft after the congress. This is to the British parliament.


In which major colonial city did the second colonial congress meet?

Philadelphia


What did congress replace their colonial charters with?

Colonial charters were replaced by the US constitution.


What did provincial congress do?

Replaced colonial assemblies


What act led colonial leaders to form the first continental congress and draw up a declaration of colonial rights in 1774?

Intolerable Acts by the British led colonial leaders to form the first continental congress and draw up a declaration of colonial rights in 1774. The congress was held as a means of protest against the British.


What the first continental congress did?

they formed the colonial militia.


What was colonial Virginia's role in continental congress?

nothing


What was the role of the provincial Congress's?

They replaced colonial assemblies.