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The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. These were elected by the people, by the colonial legislatures, or by the committees of correspondence of the respective colonies. The colonies presented there were united in a determination to show a combined authority to Great Britain, but their aims were not uniform at all. Pennsylvania and New York sent delegates with firm instructions to seek a resolution with England. The other colonies voices were defensive of colonial rights, but pretty evenly divided between those who sought legislative parity, and the more radical members who were prepared for separation. Virginia's delegation was made up of a most even mix of these and not incidentally, presented the most eminent group of men in America. Colo. George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, Edmund Pendleton, Colo. Benjamin Harrison, Richard Bland, and at the head of them Peyton Randolph - who would immediately be elected president of the convention.
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The first continental congress met where?
The first Continental Congress was held in Phuladelphia. :)
Force created by the first continental congress?
what force created by the first continental congress
How did patricks Henry's words I am not a Virginian but an American symbolize the importance of the first continental congress?
The First Continental Congress helped unite the separate colonies.
What is true about the first Continental congress?
56 men went to the first continental congress not knowing what they were doing there.
Was PAul Revere part of the continental congress?
no, he was one of the riders for the first continental congress.
What is a type of noun is for first continental congress?
The First Continental Congress is a proper noun.
What group formulated a statement explaining the fair relationship between the colonies and Britain?
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What was the consequences of the first continental congress?
what was the consequence of the first continental congress
What happened first the first continental congressthe second continental congresscommittees of correspondenceor the Albany congress?
The first continental congress was first.
Was Georgia represented at the First Continental Congress?
no, Georgia was not represented at the first continental congress
The first continental congress met where?
The first Continental Congress was held in Phuladelphia. :)
Force created by the first continental congress?
what force created by the first continental congress
How did patricks Henry's words I am not a Virginian but an American symbolize the importance of the first continental congress?
The First Continental Congress helped unite the separate colonies.
When did first continental congress start?
The First Continental Congress started on September 5, 1774.
When was the first Continental congress meeting?
The First Continental Congress met in september 1774.
What did the first Continental Congress have to do with the Declaration of Independence?
The First Continental Congress had nothing to do with the Declaration of Independence.
What is true about the first Continental congress?
56 men went to the first continental congress not knowing what they were doing there.
