1. Timeline Congresses

2. Stamp Act Congress -First gathering of elected representatives from several of American colonies against Stamp Act and taxation.

3. Stamp Act Congress What was the date that it met? October 7 th & 25, 1765 In what city and state did it meet? New York City, New York Who met and why did they meet? Nine delegates from the 12 colonies met in response to the Stamp Act of 1765.

4. Declaration of rights The Stamp Act Congress passed a resolution against the Stamp Act called a Declaration of Rights and Grievances on October 19 th 1765 and sent it to King George.

5. Declaration of Rights List of ten resolutions sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress Colonists owe to the crown "the same allegiance" owed by "subjects born within the realm". Colonists owe to Parliament "all due subordination". Colonists possessed all the rights of Englishmen. Trial by jury is a right. The use of Admiralty Courts was abusive. Without voting rights, Parliament could not represent the colonists. There should be no taxation without representation. Only the colonial assemblies had a right to tax the colonies. King George III

6. Timeline 2.First Continental Congress met September 5 th 1774, in Carpenters’ Hall, Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Who met and why did they meet? Delegates from 12 colonies (Georgia Not present) met in response to the Intolerable Acts.

7. Passed Declaration of Rights - October 14, 1774 in response to the Intolerable Acts Written by John Sullivan to the right.

8. Timeline 3.Second Continental Congress – May 10 th 1775 to 1789. --Met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania --Delegates from 13 colonies met in response to the outbreak of the American Revolution April 19 th 1775 - “shot heard ‘round the world”. Issued the Declaration of Independence Issued the Articles of Confederation

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