USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental Congress was a political body that represented Americans and (eventually) challenged British control over the 13 colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Continental Congress, 1774–1781. The Continental Congress was the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proceedings of the First Continental Congress. The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter’s Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rather than calling for independence, the First Continental Congress passed and signed the Continental Association in its Declaration and Resolves, which called for a boycott of British goods to take effect in December 1774.

Detailed explanation-5: -The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain’s thirteen American colonies met to discuss America’s future under growing British aggression.