On September 5, 1774, delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia (which was fighting a Native American uprising and was dependent on the British for military supplies) met in Philadelphia as the First Continental Congress to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.Feb 4, 2010
Missouri and Maine were the 2 new states.... Maine became a free state, and Missouri became a slave state.... the Compromise of 1820 is also known as the Missouri Compromise
New england was a good industry location because of all the materials and minerals located there.Francis Lowell contributed to new england's industrial development because he made the first textile mill.