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The Continental Congress

The Revolutionary War In4 Minutes

The members of the Continental Congress pledged their lives and fortunes to the ideals of American Independence and the creation of The United States - an outcome that was far from guaranteed for a majority of their tenures.

Historian Mark Maloy of the National Park Service details the origins of the United States' first national political body.

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