First Continental Congress
In September of 1774, the First Continental Congress convened in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. Delegates from all thirteen states except Georgia attended. The delegates made five major decisions. First, they rejected a plan for a possible colonial union under British authority. Second, they endorsed a statement of grievances. Third, they approved a series of resolutions that recommended that the colonists make military preparations for defense against any possible attack by the British troops in Boston. Fourth, they agreed to nonimportation and non exportation as means of halting trade with Britain. They created a Continental Association that would enforce these agreements. Fifth, the delegates agreed to meet again the following spring.