Continental Congress

First Continental Congress! A meeting of all meetings...

Objective: I can discuss the events leading to the Revolution and draw conclusions about why the Revolution took place.

Recap: The Intolerable Acts!

• We learned about the Intolerable Acts!

• How many Intolerable acts were there?

• The acts closed the Boston Port, took away the rights of the American Colonists, allowed British Officials to be tried out of the colonies, made colonists house soldiers, and took away colonist land!

Multiple Choice

How many Intolerable Acts were there?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 5

The First Continental Congress!

After the Intolerable acts were passed, the Colonists were angry. How would you feel if all of your rights were taken away?

The Delegates travel to Philadelphia.

After the Intolerable Acts, there were 12 delegates (people who are voted in to represent a group of people) that traveled to Philadelphia to discuss what to do about the British and their control.

Multiple Choice

How many delegates traveled to Philadelphia?

• 10

• 6

• 12

• 15

The Delegates travel to Philadelphia.

This Congress (or formal meeting) gave the delegates a chance to get to know one another for the first time in person. This is also where there were patriots (people loyal to the colonies), loyalists (people loyal to the British), and some who were undecided.

Multiple Choice

What group was loyal to the Colonies in America?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Undecided

Letter to the King

At the Continental Congress is where they brainstormed ideas to change the unfair treatment from the British Parliament (Lawmaking group in Britain). They came up with 3 (three) major points:

1. Grievances, or frustrations, with the Intolerable Acts.

2. They wanted the king to respect their rights.

3. Stop trading with the British until the king got rid of the Intolerable Acts.

Colonial Militia

The colonists that were on board, or in agreement with, the requests they had for the British created a militia, or army to enforce this boycott.

Some of these colonists in the army were called the Minutemen because they were ready to fight at a moment's notice.