"Provincial Congress" can refer to one of several extra-legal legislative bodies established in some of the Thirteen Colonies early in the American Revolution. These bodies were generally renamed or replaced with other bodies when the provinces declared themselves states.
They include:
- Massachusetts Provincial Congress
- North Carolina Provincial Congress
- New York Provincial Congress
- Provincial Congress of New Jersey
- South Carolina Provincial Congress
- New Hampshire Provincial Congress
- New Jersey Provincial Congress
Analogous bodies include:
- Annapolis Convention (1774–1776)
- Virginia Conventions
Famous quotes containing the words provincial and/or congress:
“The dead level of provincial existence.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)
“The veto is a President’s Constitutional right, given to him by the drafters of the Constitution because they wanted it as a check against irresponsible Congressional action. The veto forces Congress to take another look at legislation that has been passed. I think this is a responsible tool for a president of the United States, and I have sought to use it responsibly.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)