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Representatives from the 13 colonies, except Georgia, met for what became the first Continental Congress. They came togetheroppose British policies that restricted their rights and taxed them without representation in Parliament
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In 1774 twelve colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia to make a plan for the colonies What was this called?
The meeting was called the Continental congress.
Who met on September of 1774?
The Second Continental Congress
Delegates met in philadelphia in September 1774 at the?
Carpenters Hall
What was the First Continental Congress of 1774?
They met in response to the Intolerable Acts of 1774. These acts were created to punish the colonies, specifically Massachusetts, after the Boston Tea Party. One of the Intolerable Acts was the Boston Port Bill; it closed the port of Boston until the damages of the tea party were paid for.
In 1774 delegates from almost every colony met in Philadelphia for the?
Carpenters Hall
What action did the colonists take in September of 1774 in response to their issue with Britain?
Representatives from twelve colonies met at a Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
What action did the colonist take in September 1774 in response to their issues with Britain?
Representatives from twelve colonies met at a Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
In 1774 twelve colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia to make a plan for the colonies What was this called?
The meeting was called the Continental congress.
Delegate from Massachusetts?
John Adams attended the first continental congress in Philadelphia as a delegate from Massachusetts on 1 June 1774. The representatives from different American colonies met to discuss opposition to British rule.
Why did the continental congress meet in 1774?
they met beacause they needed to discuss the government of the 13 colonies
When the Constitutional Convention met representatives from the colonies were there to change what document?
The Articles of Confederation --NovaNET--
A meeting of representatives from nine colonies to discuss problems of unfair taxation?
Representatives from nine colonies met to discuss the problems of unfair taxation. This meeting was called the Stamp Act Congress.
How were members of congress chosen in 1748?
Congress didn't exist yet in 1748. The First Continental Congress of the United States met for the first time in 1774 and were just representatives of the 13 colonies. The first elected congress, senate and President didn't happen until 1789.
What colonial political gathering took place as a result of The Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress, which met from September 5th to October 26th 1774 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were 56 representatives from twelve of the thirteen colonies in attendance(Georgia was not in attendance due to the fact that it was begun as a prison colony).
What was a the purpose of the first continental congress and where did they meet?
The First Continental Congress met in 1774 to discuss what the colonies should do in response to the Coercive Acts, which were a set of laws which provided punishment to the colonists as a result of the Boston Tea Party. In the end delegates passed and signed the Continental Association, which called for a boycott of British goods to take effect in December 1774.
Why the colonialist wanted independents?
King George III was taxing the colonies for no reason. he wouldn't give the colonies representatives when councils met, and a lot more reasons.
What was the first meeting called in which twelve of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia to complain about English rule?
This was the First Continental Congress, which began on September 5, 1774.
