First Continental Congress
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The first continental congress met for a very short time last year in Philadelphia. There were 56 delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies. A part of their plan consisted of creating a continental association. The association hoped to be successful in stopping the trade. A year after, the British responded with the New England Restraining Act of 1775. The Revolutionary war effectively outmoded the attempt to boycott British goods. The petition to the king was sent to King George the third, of Great Britain, by the first continental congress. It expressed loyalty to the king and hoped for redress of grievances related to the tolerable acts and other issues that helped inflame the American Revolution. There are two primary accomplishments of the congress. The first accomplishment is a compact among the colonies to boycott British goods on December 1, 1774. This compact led to imports from Britain to drop drastically, by 97 percent, which shows the success of their efforts. The second accomplishment is to provide for a second continental congress to meet again later in 1775. In addition to the colonies, which sent delegates to the first continental congress, letters of invitation were sent to Quebec, Saint John’s Island, Nova Scotia, Georgia, and, East and West Florida. What we have heard from our confidential sources, is that none of these areas sent delegates to the second continental congress. A delegation from Georgia arrived the following July.
