It was the first meeting where representatives were present from all 13 colonies.
It was the first meeting of its kind on the north American continent. So it was called the "First Continental Congress".
It was the first meeting of its kind on the north American continent. So it was called the "First Continental Congress".
it was named that because it was the first congress to get together in the 13 colonies
It was the first meeting where representatives were present from all 13 colonies.It was the first meeting of its kind on the north American continent. So it was called the "First Continental Congress".It was the first meeting of its kind on the north American continent. So it was called the "First Continental Congress".
I believe there was no previous name, the Continental Congress was representatives from the governing boards of each British colony.
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John Dickinson was a delegate from Pennsylvania at the Second Continental Congress. Dickinson also served as the 5th President of Pennsylvania.
"The Second Continental Congress succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776." For more detail see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress
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The first Continental Congress agreed to... Encourage colonists to keep boycotting British goods, told colonial militias to prepare for war and they drafted the Declaration of Rights. The second Continental Congress agreed to... Sent word to colonial officials asking for a new state constitutions, authorized the Massachusetts militia to become the Continental Army, and put George Washington as Commander of the army.
One significant accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was an agreement made among the colonies to boycott British trade. Some important individuals who were involved were John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Henry, and Thomas Jefferson.