Date: 1774, Sep. 5th -Oct. 26th
Location: Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia
Summary: The delegates had no intention of gaining independence from Great Britain, nor did they come merely to register their protests against the Coercive Acts. Rather, the question was how to avert the threat represented by those acts and to reestablish the harmony that had characterized colonial relations with Britain before 1763. Just twelve days after convening, the First Continental Congress endorsed the Suffolk Resolves. These resolves, originally adopted in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, protested the Coercive Acts and urged the colonies to ignore Parliament's taxation until the acts were repealed.
Significant: This was significant because it was the first
Location: Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia
Summary: The delegates had no intention of gaining independence from Great Britain, nor did they come merely to register their protests against the Coercive Acts. Rather, the question was how to avert the threat represented by those acts and to reestablish the harmony that had characterized colonial relations with Britain before 1763. Just twelve days after convening, the First Continental Congress endorsed the Suffolk Resolves. These resolves, originally adopted in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, protested the Coercive Acts and urged the colonies to ignore Parliament's taxation until the acts were repealed.
Significant: This was significant because it was the first