the thirteen colonies were the intended audience of the first continental congress.
the thirteen colonies were the intended audience of the first continental congress.
who was the intended audience of the first continental congress?
the thirteen colonies
the first continental congress was a meeting of representatives of twelve of great britain's seventeen north american colonies, in the autumn of 1774. the continental congress sent a list of grievances to king george iii. when the king failed to respond, and the american revolutionary war began in april 1775, the second continental congress was convened—this time with thirteen colonies in attendance. a year later, on 4 july 1776, the continental congress declared the thirteen colonies free and independent states, referring to them as the "united states of america." this was not a formal name, however, so "united" was not capitalized in the declaration of independence, "states" being capitalized only because all nouns were capitalized in english before the industrial revolution. the second continental congress continued in office while the war for independence continued, producing the articles of confederation— the country's first constitution— in 1777, which was ratified by all of the states by 1781.
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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