American Revolution - Groups

The Adams-Lee Junto was a faction in the Second Continental Congress.

Committees of Correspondence were groups created by American colonial legislatures and local governments to communicate with their agents in Britain, or to facilitate communication between towns.

The Continental Association was an organization created by the First Continental Congress to enforce the Articles of Association — a trade boycott against British merchants — unless Britain repealed the Coercive Acts.

Facts about the First Continental Congress, including dates, participants, accomplishments, and more interesting details you might not know. This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the debates and the proceedings and is for kids doing research and students preparing for the AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam.

Frequently asked questions about the purpose, proceedings, accomplishments, and outcome of the First Continental Congress, which was held in Philadelphia in 1774 to oppose the Coercive Acts and resulted in the Continental Association and the Declaration of Resolves.

Quotes from the debates and committees of the First Continental Congress.

The First Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, 1774 until October 26, 1774. The meeting was called in response to acts of the British Parliament, collectively known in the Colonies as the Intolerable Acts.

The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia's Independence Hall on May 10, 1775, after the Battles of Concord and Lexington had been fought.

The Green Mountain Boys was a militia group formed by Ethan Allen to keep the New Hampshire Grants from becoming part of New York. During the American Revolution, they captured Fort Ticonderoga.

The Sons of Liberty was a secret society that opposed British colonial policy prior to the American Revolution. The group included several prominent members, including Samuel Adams, who are now looked upon as Founding Fathers of the United States of America.

The Stamp Act Congress was the first unified meeting of the colonies to respond to British policies. Delegates from nine colonies came together to discuss a response to the Stamp Act.