Continental Congress of 1774

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:cabinet_member gptkb:Carpenters'_Hall
September 5, 1774
gptkbp:closed October 26, 1774
gptkbp:discusses Boycotts of British goods
Colonial unity
Trade restrictions
Military preparations
gptkbp:established_in Colonial leaders
gptkbp:historical_significance First unified colonial response
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Continental Congress of 1774
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent Congresses
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Joseph_Galloway
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gptkbp:notable_wins Increased tensions with Britain
Call for a second Congress
Formation of a Continental Association
Set the stage for independence
Solidified colonial unity
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Declaration_of_Rights_and_Grievances
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Continental_Association
gptkb:Address_to_the_People_of_Great_Britain
Petition to the King
Address to the Colonies
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:purpose Address colonial grievances
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Declaration_of_Independence
gptkb:Continental_Congress_of_1775
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Continental_Army
Colonial resistance
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:year 1774
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Continental_Congress
gptkb:The_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4