1st Continental Congress
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| September 1774 | ||
| Philadelphia, PA Independence Hall | ||
| 56 men from 12 colonies (not Georgia), Sam and John Adams from MA, Patrick Henry from VA | ||
| "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" | ||
| boycott on all taxed British goods, letter to king stating loyalty to him not Parliament | ||
| volunteer soldiers who were ready to fight in a moments notice | ||
| British storehouse for gunpowder was attacked |