The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts. The Congress was attended by 56 delegates appointed by the legislatures of twelve of the 13 Colonies, which were hoping for British assistance with Native American problems on its frontier. The Congress met briefly to discuss their options, which included boycotting all British goods and petitioning King George III for redress of the grievances from England. The petition they sent declared their loyalty to the King, but demanded the repeal of the Intolerable Acts. The King and Parliament ignored this petition, and so the Second Continental Congress was convened the following year to organize the defense of the colonies at the onset of the American Revolutionary War. The delegates also urged each colony to set up and train its own militia.