they chose a committe to write the delaration of independence explaining why the colonies should be free
There were no British police in the colonies.
The First Continental Congress set a deadline to get the British to respond. This deadline was for embargoing British goods. The date for this to begin was December 1, 1774.
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they chose a committe to write the delaration of independence explaining why the colonies should be free
It was needed to respond to the unjust terms and rules applied to the colonists by way of the Coercive Acts also known as the Intolerable acts. Also the first national American government was the Continental Congress. Colonial leaders came together in this Congress to oppose British policies that restricted their rights and taxed them without representation in Parliament. Called by the Virginia House of Burgesses, delegates from all of the thirteen colonies ,except Georgia, gathered in Philadelphia. The 1st Continental Congress urged Americans not to import British goods and to form armed militia. But rather than advocate revolution, Congress called for "peace, liberty and security" within the British empire. The British Parliament saw the Congress as treasonous and ordered colonial governors to prevent another election. Yet the 2nd Continental Congress met in May 1775.
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The First Continental Congress was called to formulate a plan to respond to certain Acts passed by the British that were considered unacceptable to the colonists. The delegates ended up petitioning King George III for a redress of their grievances.
Colonial leaders attended the First Continental Congress to come up with a way to respond to the Intolerable Acts, which were laws handed down by Britain that interfered with the rights of the colonists. The congress met in Philadelphia.