The First Continental Congress
By: Natasha and Nick
After the Boston
Tea Party and the imposing of the Intolerable
Acts on the colonies, delegates from twelve of the colonies met in
Philadelphia in September of 1774. This group was called the First Continental
Congress. They were upset with the British Parliament for their unfair
treatment of the colonies and were able to accomplish these three things:
1.) They wrote a list of
grievances against Parliament.
2.) They asked that the King respect
their rights as British citizens.
3.) They voted to stop trading
with the British until the King
repealed the Intolerable Acts.
At this time the colonists still
didn't want war and wanted to remain loyal to the King.
We learned about the Ist Continental Congress from
these sources:
Our Country Silver Burdett Ginn Dr. Herbert
J. Bass 1995
Collier's Encyclopedia, Volume 7, copyright 1985
http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/1cont.htm
http://www.dasd-ew.org/continental1list.html
