the passage of intolerable acts led colonial leaders to form the first continental congress.
the passage of intolerable acts led colonial leaders to form the first continental congress.
the passage of which act led colonial leaders to form the first continental congress?
intolerable acts
declaration and resolves of the first continental congress









































the declaration and resolves of the first continental congress (also known as the declaration of colonial rights, or the declaration of rights), was a statement adopted by the first continental congress on october 14, 1774, in response to the intolerable acts passed by the british parliament. the declaration outlined colonial objections to the intolerable acts, listed a colonial bill of rights, and provided a detailed list of grievances. it was similar to the declaration of rights and grievances, passed by the stamp act congress a decade earlier.
declaration and resolves of the first continental congress
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bullet::::- 1774









































bullet::::- september 5: first continental congress convenes at philadelphia's carpenter's hall









































bullet::::- october 14: declaration and resolves of the first continental congress is adopted









































bullet::::- october 18: continental association is adopted









































bullet::::- october 25: first petition to the king is signed









































bullet::::- october 26: congress adjourns, resolving to reconvene the following may if grievances were not redressed









































bullet::::- 1775









































bullet::::- april 19: war begins at the battles of lexington and concord









































bullet::::- may 10: second continental congress convenes at philadelphia's state house









































bullet::::- june 14: congress establishes the continental army
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