The First Continental Congress gathered in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 5 to October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies convened to consider America's future amid escalating British aggressiveness.
The First Continental Congress, which consisted of representatives from the colonies, convened in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of actions imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their opposition to increasing taxes.
