History GCSE
First Continental Congress
What First Continental Congress means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of First Continental Congress
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The body convened by colonists across America after the Intolerable Acts outraged them, pushing the colonies to the brink of armed rebellion against British rule.
Topics that use First Continental Congress
- Option P2: Key topic 3: The loss of an empire, 1765–83 - 1 American colonist relations with Britain: growing opposition, 1765-75 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Boston Tea Party
- Colonial unity
- Escalation of conflict
- Intolerable Acts
- Political organisation
- Popular protest and violence
- Radicalisation and propaganda
- Resistance to British authority
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