Parliament was a British legislation
Colonial gov't is an example of Congress
Continental Congress
1776
The Continental Congress was initially formed in response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts (laws passed by the British Parliament meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party).The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 three times. At the first one, in 1774, Benjamin Franklinconvinced the colonies to form a representative body.
The Continental Congress voted in 1774 to repeal the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, as a unified response to what they perceived as unjust and oppressive measures imposed by the British Parliament. These acts were seen as a direct threat to the colonies' autonomy and rights, prompting the Congress to advocate for collective action and resistance against British authority. By seeking repeal, the Congress aimed to restore harmony and protect colonial liberties, while also strengthening inter-colonial solidarity against perceived tyranny.
The Continental Congress was the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution.
The colonial government did not draft after the congress. This is to the British parliament.
The two-house parliment with representives in each house elected from specific divisions of the country was the basis for Congress.
To draw up a petition to the king protesting the stamp act. The petition declared that the right to tax the colonies belonged to the colonial assemblies, not to parliament.
Parliament
which group wrote to the king that parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies was the stamp act congress
The Stamp Act Congress was formed in October 1765 after the British government passed another tax on the Colonists. The Congress was formed to determine how to react.
Continental Congress
continental congress
1776
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.
The Continental Congress was initially formed in response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts (laws passed by the British Parliament meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party).The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 three times. At the first one, in 1774, Benjamin Franklinconvinced the colonies to form a representative body.
In answer to this act, the colonies made up a group called the Stamp Act Congress. This group protested and sent letters to the King, and the Parliament