The First Continental Congress was a body of representatives elected by the legislative bodies of the American colonies of Great Britain in 1774, except Georgia. It met briefly and appointed his successor, the Second Continental Congress, which organized the Americans in the war against the British.
The Congress passed a Bill of Rights and Grievances addressed to the people of Great Britain and the Colonies, and also approved a petition to the King. Both documents recognized Parliament's right to regulate foreign trade but defended the right of the colonies to manage their own internal affairs without the intervention of the imperial government.
During the Congress, the colonies claimed the administrative autonomy of the settlers and voted for a systematic boycott of English goods, beginning on December 1, 1774.
