First Continental Congress
This body encouraged colonists to boycott British-made products.
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen British North American colonies, held in Philadelphia in September 1774. The delegates were called to discuss how to respond to the British government’s violations of American colonists’ rights and liberties, particularly the Intolerable Acts, which were a series of punitive measures imposed on Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
During the Congress, the delegates debated and ultimately issued a statement of grievances addressed to King George III and Parliament, asserting their rights as British subjects and demanding that the British government respect those rights. The Congress also established a Continental Association, which called for a boycott of British goods and coordinated resistance to British policies.
The Congress did not call for independence from Britain, but it paved the way for further action by American colonists. The Second Continental Congress was convened a year later, and it was during this Congress that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
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