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The First Continental Congress sent a petition to King George III on October 25, 1774. This petition was to inform the king that the oppression the British Parliament placed on the colonies was the reason that the Americans were standing up against the British rule.
The purpose of the petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress was to declare their right to approve laws passed by Parliament on behalf of the colonies.
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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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The First Continental Congress formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts
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The Continental Congress declared that the British Parliament had begun to bind the people of America by statutes in the Declaration of Rights and Grievances on October 14, 1774. This document was a response to the Intolerable Acts and expressed the colonial view that Parliament lacked the authority to impose laws on them without representation. The Congress emphasized their right to self-governance and opposition to what they perceived as unjust laws.
He rejected their petition.