HIST 110H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: War Hawk, Status Quo Ante Bellum, Embargo Act Of 1807
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1st continental congress: held in philadelphia (sept, 1774) 55 representatives from 12 out of 13 colonies (exclude geor- gia). Debate is what are the limits of parliament of the colony (i. e. taxes), start raising troops, suspend all trades with the british (mass. " idea), enforce that nobody cheats send letter to king george iii asking for. > demand the british to repeal all unfair tax acts affecting the colonies since 1763. > to promise that there"ll be no new taxes. > to ban roman catholic religion from quebec. > parliament has no tax authority over the colonies. Massachusetts will be hurt the most by this, but they don"t care. Continental congress lists their grievances and complaints to king george (?). In that petition they demand that the british govt. repeal all acts that have affected colonial british relations since 1763. Not too worried about them at this moment. The depth of their misunderstanding is the conciliatory resolution in 1775.
