The First Continental Congress brought together representatives from each of the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts." This was the first time, the 13 colonies were working as a group and not as individual colonies. The representatives decided to send a respectful message to King George. The message urged the king to consider their complaints and to recognize their rights. They also called for a boycott on British goods until Parliament repealed the Intolerable Acts. Finally, they agreed to meet again the following May if the boycott did not work.
The First Continental Congress from Jack Sanders on Vimeo.
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