First Continental Congress Research Paper

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During the meeting discussions at the First Continental Congress involved how to deal with the possibility of their petition to halt the Coercive Acts being rejected by the British.

Discussions at the First Continental Congress also involved calling a Second Continental Congress if the petition to halt the Coercive Acts was rejected.

The Coercive Acts were also referred to as the Intolerable Acts.

Peyton Randolph presided over the First Continental Congress from September 5th, to October 21st, 1774, when Henry Middleton took over. Henry presided over the First Continental Congress from October 22nd to October 26th, 1774.

The Secretary to the First Continental Congress was Charles Thomson the leader of Philadelphia's Committee of Correspondence. …show more content…
The Continental Association called for a boycott of British goods which would come into effect in December of that same year.

The first accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was a compact to boycott British goods agreed to by the colonies. It was also agreed that if the acts were not repealed the colonies would cease to export to Britain as of September 10th, 1775.

The second accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was to ensure that a Second Continental Congress would take place on May 10th, 1775, which would not only include the colonies, but others by invitation. Those to be invited included Quebec, P.E.I. Nova Scotia, East and West Florida, and the only colony that did not attend the First Continental Congress in Georgia. It is believed that ultimately only invitations were sent to Quebec.

Delegates at the First Continental Congress included two from New Hampshire, four from Massachusetts, two from Rhode Island, three from Connecticut, nine from New York, five from New Jersey, eight from Pennsylvania, three from Delaware, five from Maryland, seven from Virginia, three from North Carolina, and five from South

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