First Continental Congress

Each colony sent delegates to the _____________________  in Philadelphia.

• Boston Tea Party

• Parliament

• Continental Congress

• British Privy Council

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

• a series of meetings planned to respond to England

• a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

• a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

What was the result of the 1st Continental Congress?

• They would ask the president for help.

• They would ask the King of England for help.

• They would ask the first lady for help.

This meeting saw representatives from each colony who met to respond to abuses from the king.

• 1st Continental Congress

• 2nd Continental Congress

• Founding Fathers

• Olive Branch Petition

True or False: At the 1st Continental Congress, colonists from each colony met for the first time.

• True

• False

Which of these is the correct saying that protested Parliaments taxes?

• “No taxation without an explanation”

• “First Taxation, Next Extermination”

• “No taxation without representation”

• “Taxes stink and so does Parliament"

Fill in the blank for this popular slogan from the colonies,

No Taxation Without __________

• Sandwiches

• Representation

• Information

• Laws

What was the main purpose of the First Continental Congress?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To draft the U.S. Constitution

• To address colonial grievances against British policies

• To elect a colonial president

Which colony did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New York

In what year did the First Continental Congress convene?

• 1774

• 1776

• 1781

• 1783