The First Continental Congress (5 сент 1774 г. – 26 окт 1774 г.)
Описание:
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.Cause: Colonists were outraged over the closing of the Boston Harbor.
Effect: The gathering of colonial leaders whose goal was to state the colonists' concerns and ask the king to correct the problems. They drafted the Declaration of Rights, a list of 10 resolutions to be presented to King George III.
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5 сент 1774 г.
26 окт 1774 г.
~ 1 months and 21 days