Question

What happened at the first and second continental congress apex?

Answer 1

Continental congresses are part of the process of independence from the United States as they were triggered as a reaction to the intolerable laws.

• In 1774, the northern settlers decided to hold a congress to take action on everything that was happening. They wanted an end to the restrictive measures imposed by the metropolis and greater participation in the political life of the colony.  However, the English king George III did not accept the proposals of the congress. He did well on the contrary, adopted more restrictive and controlling measures, such as the Intolerable Laws. One such law, known as the Barracks Act, said that every American settler was required to provide housing, food, and transportation for English soldiers. The intolerable laws generated much anger in the colony, directly influencing the independence process.
• In 1776, the settlers gathered at the second congress with the ultimate goal of achieving independence. During the congress, Thomas Jefferson drafted the United States Declaration of Independence. However, England did not accept the independence of its colonies and declared war. The War of Independence, which took place between 1776 and 1783, was won by the United States with the support of France and Spain.

Answer 2

The year 1774 of September 5, delegates from the 13 provinces with the exception of Georgia met in Philadelphia as the First Continental Congress to sort out frontier imperviousness to Parliament's Coercive Acts. The Congress issued a statement of rights and sorted out a financial blacklist of England. It additionally issued the Olive Branch Petition requesting that the rule reviews the settlements' grievances.