(in the US)each of the three congresses held by the American colonies in revolt against British rule in 1774, 1775, and 1776 respectively. The second Congress, convened in the wake of the battles at Lexington and Concord, created a Continental Army, which fought and eventually won the American War of Independence.
(美国)大陆会议(北美殖民地为反抗英国统治于1774,1775和1776年召集的三届会议之一;在列克星顿和康科德战役后召集的第二届大陆会议组建了大陆军进行战斗,并最终赢得了美国独立战争)。