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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.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe First Continental Congress (1774) met before the Revolutionary War - it was still very much aimed towards reconciliation with the British. It was the Second Continental Congress (1775) which met during the war, which issued the Declaration of Independence and drafted the Articles of Confederation.
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∙ 11y agoThey met because of the intolerable acts enacted in the Americans by the British.
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When was the first continental congress meeting in philadelphia?
September 5, 1774.
What group first met in 1774 to uphold colonial rights in opposition to the Intelorable Acts?
The First Continental Congress!
When did the 1st Continental Congress Meeting happen?
the first continental congress was in 1774
When did the First Continental Congress gather?
September 5, 1774 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
What meeting convened on September 6 1774 and passed the Suffolk Resolves Which denounced British Policy and called for the suspension of all trade?
The meeting on September 6, 1774, where the Suffolk Resolves were proposed to strike the British economy was the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
When was the first Continental congress meeting?
The First Continental Congress met in september 1774.
When did first continental congress start?
The First Continental Congress started on September 5, 1774.
First continental congress meets?
sept 5, 1774
Why the first continental congress met?
1774
When and where was the First Continental Congress meet?
1774.
When was the continental congress's first meeting?
1774
When was First continental congress meeting?
1774
What group met in 1774?
First Continental Congress
Did the continental congress first meet in 1774?
yes
When did the first continental congress meet?
The First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in September of 1774 to formulate a declaration of rights and consider options in response to British policies like taxation without representation. With the exemption of Georgia, delegates from twelve colonies were sent to this convention.
When did the first continental congress start?
The First Continental Congress started on September 5, 1774.
Who was the only delegate that didn't go to the first continental congress meeting on September 5 1774?
Goergia/First Continental Congress
