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There were several causes for calling the First Continental Congress. Many of the reasons centered around new, and severe, taxes passed by the English Parliament on Colonial commerce. There was the Tea Act, the Molasses Act, several other tax revenue acts, and then, the ultimate insult, The Stamp Act. The intended collection of this new tax money was to pay the cost of The French and Indian War, which placed Great Britain into deep debt. The Tea Act was also intended to give a virtual monopoly to the East India Company over all sales of tea to the American Colonists, by the elimination of tax on their tea. Although this made their tea cheaper and had a higher quality than those of smugglers and that made in the colonies, the simple fact that the colonist did not like their tea but was being pressured to buy their tea at low prices angered them. The Molasses Act interfered with the sale of American made rum, and increased the costs of production. The Stamp Act taxed all official documents, all legal documents, all newspapers, and playing cards. There were probably many other classifications of paper matter included in the act. This last tax act really angered the colonists, and fueled much resentment that eventually led to the Revolutionary War.
Organized in response to the Coercive Acts enacted by Great Britain earlier that year, the major accomplishments of the Congress was to formalize a boycott of the British goods and to set up a Second Continental Congress the next year.
In 1774, all thirteen colonies sent representatives to the Continental Congress in order to fix the problems the problems that were occurring at this point in history. Some wanted to continue the way things were, but eventually out of this Congress, the Declaration of Independence was signed and sent to Kind George III. This declared the colonies separation from the British Rule, and began the Revolutionary War.
it happened because the colonies were outraged by what the king was doing, so they made up a congress to discuss solutions to their problem... the king of england.
To find a way to separate from Great Britain (Declaration of Independence)
The first Continental Congress met to determine whether to declare independence from Great Britain.
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What was the outcome of the continental congress?
The outcome of the First Continental Congress was a declaration that would state the rights of the colonists and halt the trade with Britain.
What did colonists agree on at the first continental congress when they met to protest The Intolerable Acts?
to cancle the act
What provisional central government was established by the colonists in the early 1770 and was later replaced?
the first Continental congress
Why was the meetings of the first continental Congress in 1774 a significant?
It represented an attempt to unify colonies and colonists against the Coercive Acts.
Force created by the first continental congress?
what force created by the first continental congress
Who petitioned the king of England to recognize the rights of colonists?
first continental congress.
When did the colonists form the militia?
after the first continental congress
What was the outcome of the first continental congress?
The outcome of the First Continental Congress was a declaration that would state the rights of the colonists and halt the trade with Britain.
What was the outcome of the continental congress?
The outcome of the First Continental Congress was a declaration that would state the rights of the colonists and halt the trade with Britain.
What was the british legislation that prompted colonists to hold the first 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.
Colonists reacted to the unfairness of the Coercive Acts by organizing the?
first continental congress
In its signed petition to the kind which rights did the First Continental Congress claim colonists had?
no
What was the purpose of the first continental congress?
The purpose of the First Continental Congress was to repeal Britain's taxes and overturn any other harsh measures. to make a list of the colonists' rights as englishmen NOVANET
What would be different without the first continental congress?
The First Continental Congress created the Declaration of Rights (declared that colonists were not represented in English Parliament, only colony legislatures could tax colonists) and the Continental Association which enforced a limited boycott set against trade with England.
What british legislation prompted colonist to hold the first continental congress?
The Coercive Acts were what prompted colonists to hold the First Continental Congress. The First Continental Congress met on September 5, 1774.
Was Thomas Jefferson the first continental congress?
No Thomas Jefferson was not in attendance at the First Continental Congress. He was serving as a representative to France at the time and was in England. He wrote a paper on the rights of the colonists that was read at the meetings.
What did colonists agree on at the first continental congress when they met to protest The Intolerable Acts?
to cancle the act
