Kongres ini bersidang sebanyak tiga kali antara tahun 1774 sehingga 1789. Konvensyen pertama dibuat bagi membincangkan isu-isu sekatan dan Intolerable Acts' bagi menghukum Negeri Massachusetts, yang mana pada tahun 1774 membenarkan Benjamin Franklin untuk menyakinkan koloni-koloni untuk mewujudkan sebuah badan perwakilan. Kebanyakan perkara yang wujud pada hari ini datangnya daripada buku log tahunan yang dicetak oleh Kongres Benua yang dikenali sebagai "Resolusi, Akta dan Peraturan Kongres" yang mana memperincikan debat-debat dan isu-isu seharian.
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