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

Key facts about the Senate Committee of Thirteen.

The Committee of Thirteen was a select committee of U.S. Senators formed in December 1860 to craft a compromise agreement between the slaveholding and non-slaveholding states to stem the secession movement and save the Union.

The Committee of Thirty-three was a select committee of the House of Representatives established on December 4, 1860 to explore possibilities for resolving the nation's secession crisis.

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 Congress of the Confederation was the governing body of the United States under the Articles of Confederation from 1781 until 1789. Congress was also known as the United States in Congress Assembled or the Confederation Congress.

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 Free Soil Party was a coalition of Free Soil Democrats, Barnburners, Conscience Whigs, and members of the Liberty Party that strongly opposed the extension of slavery in the American West during the 1840s and 1850s.

Key facts about the reconstruction Freedmen's Bureau.

The Freedmen's Bureau was an important agency of the early Reconstruction Era, assisting freedmen (freed ex-slaves) in the South.

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.

Key facts about the American Civil War Irish Brigade.

Composed mostly of Irishmen from New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, including eleven Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, the Irish Brigade suffered the third-highest number of battlefield casualties of any Union brigade during the Civil War.

Key facts about the American Civil War Iron Brigade.

Composed of regiments from Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan, the Iron Brigade sacrificed proportionally more in terms of human life than any other Union brigade during the Civil War.

Key facts about the Joint Committee on Reconstruction.