The First Continental Congress
"The inhabitants of the English colonies in North-America, by the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English constitution, and the several charters or compacts, have the following rights"
- Declaration from Congress Continental Congress October 14, 1774
- Declaration from Congress Continental Congress October 14, 1774
The first Continental Congress met on September 5, 1774 and was made up of delegates from every colony except for Georgia.
Reform: The purpose of this meeting was to unify the colonial resistance to the Intolerable Acts and other acts passed by British Parliment considered unjust by the colonies.
- At this point only few radical delegates had any thoughts of breaking off from England.
- The colonists wanted to express their views to England so as to gain back their rights lost that they believed were English-born unalienable rights
- They still considered themselves British. All Congress wanted was to be heard by their king.
Reform: The purpose of this meeting was to unify the colonial resistance to the Intolerable Acts and other acts passed by British Parliment considered unjust by the colonies.
- At this point only few radical delegates had any thoughts of breaking off from England.
- The colonists wanted to express their views to England so as to gain back their rights lost that they believed were English-born unalienable rights
- They still considered themselves British. All Congress wanted was to be heard by their king.