First Continental Congress

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.1: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Colonial Period, 1604-1783.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Scott Slawinski (Western Michigan University)

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Date of occurrence 1774-09-05

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Attended by 56 deputies representing all the 13 American colonies which would declare independence from Britain in 1776, excluding Georgia. The Congress met in secret and passed a declaration of rights including the right to life, liberty, property, assembly, trial by jury and no taxation without representation. It opposed the garrisoning of British troops in the colonies without their agreement. Among those attending were many who would become prominent in the struggle for independence: Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Jay and John Dickinson.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "First Continental Congress". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 December 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4198, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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