The First Continental Congress

The First Continental Congress was in 1774. They met in Philadelphia to protest against the Intolerable Acts. Representatives from all the colonies came except Georgia. The leaders included Samuel Adams and John Adams of Massachusetts and George Washington and Patrick Henry of Virginia.

The Congress voted to cut the trade with Britain unless the Parliament abolished the Intolerable Acts. The first continental congress approved resolutions telling the colonies to begin training the citizens for war.  They also wanted define America's rights, limit the Parliament's power, and agree on tactics to resist the acts of the government. By the time the first meeting of the Continental Congress ended, the colonies and Britain were no longer friends.