As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in 1774.
This gathering was the first step of the independence of the 13 American colonies controlled by England. The tensions between the British government and the people of the American continent were so strong during those years. It was in Boston that the biggest conflict happened when the population of that city revolted against the taxes imposed on the population by destroying the cargo of tea from an England ship. The response of the British was to close the harbor until the lost merchandise was repaid, and they requisitioned all the empty houses for British soldiers. This policy was called The Coercive Acts.
Therefore, it was to organize the resistance, the 55 delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia between September 5 and October 26, 1774. But, they were not all in agreement. Some wanted to remain under the king's rule, but create a parliament to have a right to challenge his decisions, the others wanted complete independence.
Together they wrote the articles of association, which established a boycott of the products coming from England as long as the Coercive Acts were not canceled. This first continental congress was held just before the beginning of 8 years war between the two camps, which ended in the victory and independence of the 13 colonies.
Subject: History
Chapter: The American Revolutionary War
Keywords: independence of the United States, history of the 13 colonies, the events that led to U.S. Independence, England policy in America
