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The rights claimed by the First Continental Congress included:

  • A right not to be taxed without the consent of the people
  • Trial by jury in the colonies
  • Right to petition the king or either house of parliament
  • All other rights of subjects of Britain

There is a link below to the text of the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.

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What did the first continental congress agree to do?

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