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It was the first continental congress
Continental Congress
They did not like the idea of taxation without representation.
In 1774, the First Continental Congress meeting took place. 12 out of 13 colonies sent delegates. The Congress demanded the repeal of the Intolerable Acts and the right to govern and tax themselves. The Continental Congress also held new boycotts.
The First Continental Congress was called on to try and establish what American rights were, the proper tactics for resisting the Coercive (the Intolerable) Acts, and what the limits on Parliament's power should be.
The Intolerable or Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts
It was the first continental congress
Colonial leaders attended the First Continental Congress to come up with a way to respond to the Intolerable Acts, which were laws handed down by Britain that interfered with the rights of the colonists. The congress met in Philadelphia.
Oposition to the intolerable acts.
It was aiming to have the Intolerable Acts revoked.
Continental Congress
The representatives of the First Continental Congress gathered to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts." These laws were passed to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party.
to cancle the act
to end the Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress!