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The first continental congress?

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The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States. (The president at the time was Peyton Randolgh- through October, 1774)

The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Boston to discuss how to handle an unwanted shipment of tea.

Step-by-step explanation:

The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.

The primary accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was a compact among the colonies to boycott British goods beginning on December 1, 1774, unless parliament should rescind the Intolerable Acts.

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