First Continental Congress



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Y/M/D Description Place
1774/05/17 At a town meeting, the freemen of Providence, Rhode Island, formally propose a general congress of delegates from the colonies and provinces of North America, for promoting the firmest union.
1774/06/15 At a meeting in Newport, the Rhode Island General Assembly elects Samuel Ward and Stephen Hopkins to represent the colony and "to endeavor to procure a regular annual convention of representatives from all the colonies".
1774/07/00 Virginia delegation arrives at the first Continental Congress. Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, PA
1774/07/00 Thomas Jefferson drafts instructions for the Virginia delegates at the 1st Continental Congress. He argues that the English Parliament has no governing rights over the colonies and asserts that the colonies have been independent since their founding.
1774/08/00 Thomas Jefferson's instructions to the delegates at the 1st Continental Congress is published in Williamsburg, as "A Summary View of the Rights of British America". The pamphlet is circulated in London, Philadelphia and New York.
1774/09/05 First Continental Congress opens Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, PA
1774/09/07 Reverend Jacob Duche leads the opening prayers of the First Continental Congress. Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, PA
1774/10/20 Henry Middleton is elected as the second President of the First Continental Congress. Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, PA
1775/05/10 First Continental Congress is dissolved. Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, PA

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