The United States Congress: The Legislative Branch of United State’s Government
Ilhan Abdi
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Date: 10/29/2012

To write anything about the history of the United State’s Congress, one must illustrate the entire formation of the American Republic. Because, this was the first branch of the US government, where the formation of the rest of the institutions will stem from. This is a big topic that requires much time and resources. However, in this essay, I will briefly look over the major events and milestones that led to the formation of the United States, as a nation, while at the same time focusing on the history, the role, and the transformation of the United States congress.
In 1770, what has begun as a simple …show more content…
This convention is known as the first continental congress, and is the first trace of the formation of the United State’s congress. The convention elected president, Peyton Randolph, who was among the seven Virginia delegates. (ushistory.org) The representatives had a diverse ideas on how to approach matters at hand, and agreed a set of measures and principles, that demanded a response from the British king to address their grievances. The convention ended with a statement of unity and agreed to meet the following …show more content…
British empire had failed to meet the demands of the first continental conference, disorganized, but determined state militias were perseuing and battling with the British forces and loyalist in different fronts, and the revolutionary wars were taking their shape in the most of the thirteen colonies. The second continental congress was again held in the city of Philadelphia. This time acting more like a government, this congress had many issues to handle. They had to take charge of the war affairs, by voting to create armies in which George Washington was appointed to lead. (ushistory.org) The convention also discussed the road to independence, and agreed to create its first constitutional document, the articles of confederation, in regard of states and their representations within the union. On the diplomatic front, the congress was still trying to engage the British empire, and drafted the “Olive Branch Petition” (ushistory.org) in which the congress called the king to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. However, the king was not in a mood for negotiations, and continued to pursue military means to crush the rebellion. This escalation had only fueled the desire of the colonies to secede from the empire, and this time the congress began to unanimously rally behind the idea of independence. Thomas Jeferson of Virginia was asked to prepare the declaration of