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During the American Founding Period, the First and Second Continental Congresses had a number of commonalities. One of the most important was the delegates that comprised each, with significant personalities attending both. Another important commonality was the primary responsibility involved: both were charged with guiding the Thirteen Colonies as an integral (if also fragmented) whole through conflict with Great Britain.

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What continental congress was called for peace and made preparations for war?

The First Continental Congress originally called for peace. When peace was not possible a declaration of war was issued and a declaration of independence.


Who petitioned the king of England to recognize the rights of colonists?

first continental congress.


Name three things that the delegates at the first continental congress decide?

The first Continental Congress agreed to... Encourage colonists to keep boycotting British goods, told colonial militias to prepare for war and they drafted the Declaration of Rights. The second Continental Congress agreed to... Sent word to colonial officials asking for a new state constitutions, authorized the Massachusetts militia to become the Continental Army, and put George Washington as Commander of the army.


What was the most conservative proposal before the First Continental Congress in 1774?

colonist who first proposed separation from England before the continental congress.


What does second continental congress have to do with the second continental congress?

The First Continental Congress sought reconciliation between the Crown and the colonies. The Second Continental Congress eventually declared the independence of the colonies. The Second Congress also sat for very much longer than the First, in part because it was needed to prosecute the war of Independence. This fact also explains why the First Continental Congress did not continue to meet. They met for two months and did what they had come to do -- agree on a response to Britain's "Intolerable Acts" (the bills Parliament passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, and warn others against similar acts). The First Congress wrote several letters to the King, the British, the colonies (including Quebec), pleading for support and the repeal of the Acts. They ALSO agreed on a phased-in boycott. And finally, they called for another meeting in the spring (the Second Congress) if matters were not resolved by these steps. You might compare the "Stamp Act Congress" of 1765 after which, along with boycotting, the colonists succeeded in convincing Parliament to rescind the Stamp Act. They hoped for something similar in the First Congress and the beginning of the Second.

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What happened first the first continental congressthe second continental congresscommittees of correspondenceor the Albany congress?

The first continental congress was first.


What happened first Jefferson plans the declaration or the second continental congress formed?

Second continental congress is formed


Who was the the first president of the second continental congress?


Why was the second continental congress more like a government than. The first continental congress?

..............not sure


Was thomas Jefferson in the first continental congress?

yes he was. he was in it with George Washington but left the second continental congress. i think but he was in the first


Where did the Second Continental Congress start?

The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, as had the First.


What state was not at the Continental Congress meeting?

Georgia did not attend the First Continental Congress and was absent at the opening of the Second.


How did the first continental congress lead to the second continental congress?

they wanted to take step two so they did


Which happend first second and third lexington and concord the great awakening the second continental congress?

great awakening was first lexington and concord was second snd continental congress was last


What organization was formed a continental army and sent the olive branch petition to the king?

The second continental Congress.


When did the first continental congress get established?

it was established in 1775 The second continental congress formed the continental army and made George Washington a general.


What continental congress was called for peace and made preparations for war?

The First Continental Congress originally called for peace. When peace was not possible a declaration of war was issued and a declaration of independence.