The First Continental Congress, which was involved agents from the states, met in 1774 in response to the Coercive Acts, a progression of measures forced by the British government on the settlements because of their protection from new taxes.The Congress had two essential achievements. The first was a conservative among the Colonies to blacklist British products starting on December 1, 1774. The West Indies were undermined with a blacklist except if the islands consented to non-importation of British merchandise
