The Continental Congress served as the national legislature from 1774 until the adoption of which document?

• A. The Constitution
• B. The Articles of Confederation
• C. The Bill of Rights
• D. The Federalist Papers

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how the United States moved from a provisional wartime government to a formal national framework. During the Revolution, the Continental Congress acted as the national legislature, coordinating the war effort and handling diplomacy for the rebellious colonies. That arrangement changed when the states adopted the Articles of Confederation, which created a formal structure for a central government and established the Confederation Congress to handle national matters. Once the Articles were ratified, the Continental Congress ceased to be the national legislature in the new system. The Constitution later replaced the Articles, but that comes after this transition. The other options aren’t correct because they refer to later or different documents: the Constitution was adopted after the Articles, the Bill of Rights are amendments to the Constitution, and the Federalist Papers are essays arguing for ratification, not a governing framework.