The First Continental Congress ... two companies to safeguard military arms and stores. The next day, Congress voted to form, from this nucleus, the 1st American Regiment for national service.

The First Continental Congress formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts (called the Coercive Acts in England), which aimed to punish Massachusetts for the ...

Carpenters’ Hall, where the First Continental Congress gathered to plan ... to “lay our grievances before the throne” in the form of a petition requesting, among other things, a repeal ...

The First Continental Congress, 1774, stamp captures the essence ... nod to the Congress that arguably set the stage for the formation of a new nation. “The 56 delegates from 12 Colonies joined ...

The Declarations and Resolves passed by the First Continental Congress in 1775 ... The conflict continued, and on June 11, 1776, Congress resolved to form a committee to draft a declaration ...

on the sometimes overlooked First Continental Congress. As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation, this semiquincentennial provides the perfect opportunity to honor this bold 1774 meeting ...

The First Continental Congress formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts (called the Coercive Acts in England), which aimed to punish Massachusetts for the ...

In the fall of 1774, Adams and 55 other delegates journeyed all manner of distances by foot, horseback and carriage to Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress ... in the form of a petition ...