When did the First Continental Congress meet?

The First Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, 1774 until October 26, 1774. The meeting was called in response to acts of the British Parliament, collectively known in the Colonies as the Intolerable Acts. Peyton Randolph was the first President of the First Continental Congress.

Who was the first president of the First Continental Congress?

Peyton Randolph was the first President of the First Continental Congress. Image Source: New York Public Library Digital Collections. The First Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia at Carpenter’s Hall from September 5, 1774, to October 26, 1774, to discuss a response to the Coercive Acts — or Intolerable Acts.

Why did the First Continental Congress convene in 1774?

The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Intolerable Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government after the colonies resisted new taxes. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the Revolutionary War had already begun.