First Continental Congress
Roger Moss gave a tour of the building that served as the meeting place of the First Continental Congress in 1774.
Description
Roger Moss gave a tour of the building that served as the meeting place of the First Continental Congress in 1774. He spoke about the reasons the group met there and the actions that the First Continental Congress took at that meeting.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe the incident that occurred in Boston in 1773.
- Explain Britain's response to this event.
- Explain the colonists' reaction to Britain.
- Why did this group of colonists decide to meet in Carpenters' Hall?
- Explain the significance of this first meeting of the Continental Congress.
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Participants
Vocabulary
- American Revolution
- Carpenters Hall
- Coercive Acts
- First Continental Congress
- Revolutionary War