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First

continental

congress

The First Continental Congress

By... Kyleigh Washington and Katheryn Long

This is The First Continental Congress meeting in Phillidelphia Pennsylvania

Events leading up to the Fist Contenintal Congress

  • The Stamp Act
  • The Townshend Act
  • The Boston Massacre
  • The Tea Act
  • The Boston Tea Party
  • The Intolerable Acts

WHO

and

why

Who started the First Continental Congress?

John Adams

  • Peyton Randolph
  • Patrick Henry
  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • John Jay

Peyton Randolph

Patrick Henry

John Jay

George Washington

Why did the First Continental Congress meet?

The First Continental Congress met because they thought that it was unfair that they had no say in how much the taxes were. Some people said ''No taxation without representation.''

when and where

When did the First Continental Congress take place?

The First Continental Congress met on September 5, 1774.

Where did the First Continental Congress meet?

The First Continental Congress met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Carpenters' Hall

what

and

why

Why did the First Continental Congress write the letter to King George III?

The First Continental Congress wrote the letter to King George because they believed they should have the same rights as the british citizens.

This is the letter that The First Continental Congress sent to the King

What did the letter say?

The letter stated that colonist should have the same writes and freedom as British citizens. It also said that it was not fair that they had no say in how much taxes were.

The Note

The delagates decided to send a letter to the king. This letter stated that colonists should have the same freedoms as British Citizens. "No taxation whithout representation!".

The Note

The Letter

How did the First Continental Congress impact history?

This meeting only made the british mad! All it did was make the king more mad at the colonists than he already was.

fun pictures!

The First Continental Congress meeting

The letter

Special thanks to...

https://www.pinterest.fr/explore/date-du-townshend-acts/

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h650.html

Special thanks to...

http://www.charlesthomson.com/

Liberty's Kids

http://www.ushistory.org/us/10d.asp

https://millercenter.org/president/adams

http://teaparty911.com/blog/we-fight-for-freedom-1776/

MORE

MORE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington

http://www.galleryhistoricalfigures.com/figuredetail.php?abvrname=PatrickHenry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyton_Randolph

http://lucieslegacy.blogspot.com/2011/02/continental-congress-1774-1776.html

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-the-first-continental-congress-concludes

https://www.surfnetkids.com/independenceday/268/effects-of-the-declaration-of-independence/

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