It also outlined reasons for a rebellion, including the Boston Port Act, Quebec Act, an oppressive presence of royal governors in the colonies, and unjust taxation without representation in government.
The final draft was accepted on October 14th, , and constituted a formal declaration to King George III and the Parliament that the actions of the British must cease or else a revolution would result. On December 1, , the Continental Association was created to boycott all contact with British goods. By reversing the economic sanctions placed on the colonists, the delegates hoped Britain would repeal its Intolerable Acts. While this was quite a sacrifice to make, the Patriots were willing to do so in the name of liberty and justice for the colonies.
Following these proposals, the First Continental Congress adjourned on October 22nd, , after fifty-one days of deliberation and tactical planning.
In the event that the Intolerable Acts were not lifted, the Congress decided to meet again. While Parliament debated its next course of action in response to the persistent acts of the colonists, tensions continued to rise between the Loyalists, Patriots, royal governors, British soldiers, and various other factions of people present in the colonies.
Following debate in the Parliament, the British passed the Restraining Act on March 30th, , which only succeeded in further frustrating and infuriating the colonists. The New England colonies were prevented from trading with anyone except the British and fishing was forbidden in New England waters, cutting off a critical fishing ground and food source for the Patriots. Following the aftermath of the Intolerable Acts and the First Continental Congress, rumors began to circulate that war was imminent.
The Second Continental Congress was preparing to meet in May since the Intolerable Acts had not been remedied or retracted. While most colonies felt a great deal of distrust towards Britain, Boston had perhaps the strongest anti-British feelings. These sentiments concerned General Thomas Gage as he pondered ways to remedy the situation and reassure those in Britain that the colonies were secure.
One such way was to conduct routine raids on colonial military supplies. When they reached Concord, grenadiers began searching for supplies while the light infantry acted as guards in the event of open fire. Open fire was soon to come. After the Patriots had time to rouse more minutemen, a surprisingly large number gathered to fight the British. At the North Bridge, an unexpected shot was fired from a British soldier. Approximately minutemen fought British soldiers.
Although the numbers were still in favor of the British forces, the minutemen successfully forced a British retreat back to Boston. Ask about our Virtual Tour programming! Tour Hours: 10am - 4pm. English French German Italian Spanish. Join Our Cast. Shop Merchandise. Search for: Search. Close search. These results included: A Plan of Union of Great Britain and the Colonies Initially, Joseph Galloway proposed a plan of union with Britain that offered a form of peaceful reconciliation.
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