Continental Association

(noun)

A system created by the First Continental Congress in 1774 for implementing a trade boycott with Great Britain; often known simply as the "Association".

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Examples of Continental Association in the following topics:

  • The Spreading Conflict

    • The result of the Congress was the Continental Association, which was a system for implementing a trade boycott with Great Britain.
    • The Continental Association was a system created by the First Continental Congress in 1774 for implementing a trade boycott with Great Britain.
    • The Association aimed to alter Britain's policies towards the colonies without severing allegiance and was fairly successful while it lasted.
    • The articles of the Continental Association imposed an immediate ban on British tea and a ban on importing or consuming any goods (including the slave trade) from Britain, Ireland, and the British West Indies to take effect on December 1, 1774.
    • The Association adopted by the Continental Congress was published and often signed by local leaders.

  • The First Continental Congress

    • On October 26, 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned.
    • The result of the Congress was the Continental Association, which was a system for implementing a trade boycott with Great Britain.
    • The Association aimed to alter Britain's policies toward the colonies without severing allegiance and was fairly successful while it lasted.
    • At that point it became clear that the Continental Congress would have to convene once again.
    • Compare the goals of the various participents in the Continental Congress with the outcomes achieved

  • The Second Continental Congress

    • It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September and October of 1774.
    • The First Congress established that the Second Continental Congress would convene on May 10, 1775.
    • Many of the same 56 delegates present at the First Continental Congress were in attendance at the Second Congress.
    • By the time the Second Continental Congress met, the American Revolutionary War was already underway.
    • On June 14, 1775, Congress voted to create the Continental Army from Boston militia units.

  • The American Military Forces

    • The Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army in June 1775 and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief.
    • On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army, raising 22,000 troops from the Boston area and 5,000 from New York.
    • As the Continental Congress increasingly adopted the responsibilities and posture of a legislature for a sovereign state, the role of the Continental Army was the subject of considerable debate.
    • Congress also created a Continental Navy in 1775.
    • Identify the challenges that the Continental Congress faced in establishing an army.

  • Revolutionary Women

    • In addition to the boycotts of British textiles, the Homespun Movement served the Continental Army by producing needed clothing and blankets.
    • Women also helped the Patriot cause through organizations such as the Ladies Association in Philadelphia, which recognized the capacity of every woman to contribute to the war effort.
    • Many women followed the Continental Army, providing nursing care, food, and laundry services.

  • Land Policy

    • The famed expedition of Lewis and Clarke from 1803-1806 embodied the dream of a continental empire.
    • Puerto Rico adopted the name of Estado Libre Asociado, officially translated into English as "Commonwealth" or "Free Associated State. "
    • A government map, probably created in the mid-20th century, that depicts a simplified history of territorial acquisitions within the continental United States

  • The Founding Mothers

    • Abigail Adams, a political influencer, is remembered for the many letters of advice she exchanged with her husband, John Adams, during the Continental Congresses.
    • Jefferson led a drive among the women of Virginia to raise funds and supplies for her state's militia in the Continental Army, to the extent that her health permitted.
    • Nationally, the Ladies' Association raised $300,000 to buy linen shirts for Washington's army.

  • Slavery and the Revolution

    • The Continental Congress was not only as a fight for liberty for white colonists.
    • During the American Revolutionary War, African Americans served in both the Continental Army and the British Army.
    • It is estimated that 5,000 African Americans served as soldiers for the Continental army, while more than 20,000 fought for the British cause.
    • Because of manpower shortages at sea, both the Continental navy and Royal Navy signed African Americans.
    • This action was adopted by the Continental Congress when they took over the Patriot Army.

  • The Forage War

    • The Forage War consisted of numerous small skirmishes between British and Continental forces that took place in New Jersey in early 1777.
    • Over the course of January and February, Washington's Continental Army shrank to about 2,500 regulars.
    • Small British foraging and raiding parties were met by larger formations of American militia companies, sometimes with Continental Army support, that at times led to significant casualties.
    • This strategy was not entirely successful, as militia and Continental commanders used superior knowledge of the geography to set even more elaborate traps.

  • Women in the Revolution

    • Women further helped the Patriot cause through organizations such as the Ladies Association in Philadelphia, which recognized the capacity of every woman to contribute to the war effort.
    • A handful of women felt so strongly about the revolutionary cause that they hid their gender and enlisted in the Continental Army.
    • Other women involved themselves in military activities by concealing and delivering dispatches and letters through enemy territory for the Continental Army.