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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:administered_by
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Boycott of British goods
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gptkbp:attendees
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56 delegates
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gptkbp:cabinet_member
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September 5, 1774
Colonial leaders
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gptkbp:calls_for
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boycott of British goods
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gptkbp:closed
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October 26, 1774
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gptkbp:created
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gptkb:Continental_Association
gptkb:Address_to_the_People_of_Great_Britain
Petition to the King
Address to the Colonies
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gptkbp:date
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September 5, 1774
October 26, 1774
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gptkbp:disbanded
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October 26, 1774
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gptkbp:discusses
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gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
Independence from Britain
Boycott of British goods
Colonial unity
Petition to the King
Military preparations
Colonial representation
Rights of the colonies
Economic sanctions against Britain
Formation of a Continental Congress
Trade relations with Britain
Trade boycott against Britain
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gptkbp:duration
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September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774
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gptkbp:ended
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October 26, 1774
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Continental_Association
Boycott of British goods
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:formed
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1774
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gptkbp:goal
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Address colonial grievances
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gptkbp:governed_by
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gptkb:Peyton_Randolph
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gptkbp:has_meetings
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gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:held_in
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gptkb:Philadelphia
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:American_Revolution
Enlightenment ideas
Desire for self-governance
British taxation policies
Tensions with Native American tribes
Impact of Enlightenment ideas
Colonial charters and rights
Colonial resistance to British rule
Growing desire for independence
Role of the press
Emergence of revolutionary leaders
Formation of a national identity
Political representation issues
Colonial unrest
Economic restrictions imposed by Britain
Emergence of revolutionary sentiment
Formation of Committees of Correspondence
Growing tensions between colonies and Britain
Impact of the French and Indian War
Previous colonial assemblies
Social contract theory influence
Growing calls for independence
British military presence in the colonies
Colonial assemblies' authority
Colonial economic interests
Colonial trade restrictions
Formation of colonial unity
Influence of pamphleteers
Lack of representation in Parliament
Response to the Coercive Acts
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Foundation for American democracy
Symbol of colonial unity
Catalyst for the Revolutionary War
Precursor to the U. S. Congress
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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First Continental Congress
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gptkbp:included
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gptkb:William_Whipple
gptkb:Philip_Livingston
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:John_Sullivan
gptkb:George_Read
gptkb:Josiah_Bartlett
gptkb:George_Wythe
gptkb:Francis_Lewis
gptkb:Stephen_Decatur_Sr.
gptkb:Elbridge_Gerry
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:James_Smith
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Christopher_Gadsden
gptkb:Daniel_Carroll
gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:Robert_Treat_Paine
gptkb:George_Ross
gptkb:Edward_Rutledge
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Samuel_Chase
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Caesar_Rodney
gptkb:James_Wilson
gptkb:Lyman_Hall
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:William_Livingston
gptkb:James_Duane
gptkb:John_Morton
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:George_Walton
gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkb:Stephen_Hopkins
gptkb:Charles_Carroll
gptkb:Joseph_Galloway
gptkb:John_Langdon
gptkb:Thomas_Mifflin
gptkb:George_Clymer
gptkb:Matthew_Thornton
gptkb:Button_Gwinnett
gptkb:Thomas_Mc_Kean
gptkb:William_Paca
gptkb:William_Ellery
gptkb:Thomas_Nelson_Jr.
gptkb:Richard_Bland
gptkb:Committees_of_Correspondence
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:American_Revolution
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
gptkb:Boston_Massacre
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkb:Stamp_Act
gptkb:Committees_of_Correspondence
gptkb:Quartering_Act
Enlightenment ideas
Colonial charters
Previous colonial assemblies
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gptkbp:is_attended_by
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Edward_Rutledge
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkb:Joseph_Galloway
gptkb:Charles_Thomson
Colonial leaders
Colonial representatives
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:William_Whipple
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:John_Sullivan
gptkb:George_Read
gptkb:Josiah_Bartlett
gptkb:Samuel_Ward
gptkb:Francis_Lewis
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Richard_Stockton
gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:Edward_Rutledge
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Francis_Hopkinson
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Caesar_Rodney
gptkb:Lyman_Hall
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:William_Livingston
gptkb:James_Duane
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
gptkb:John_Witherspoon
gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkb:Stephen_Hopkins
gptkb:Joseph_Galloway
gptkb:John_Langdon
gptkb:George_Clymer
gptkb:Matthew_Thornton
gptkb:Button_Gwinnett
gptkb:Thomas_Mc_Kean
gptkb:Nicholas_Van_Dyke
gptkb:William_Ellery
gptkb:Joseph_Hewes
gptkb:William_Hooper
gptkb:Charles_Thomson
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gptkbp:led_to
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gptkb:Declaration_of_Independence
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Formation_of_the_Continental_Army
Continued resistance against British rule
Increased colonial cooperation
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Carpenters'_Hall,_Philadelphia
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gptkbp:meets
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gptkb:Carpenters'_Hall
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gptkbp:met_from
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September 5, 1774
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gptkbp:met_to
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October 26, 1774
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Edward_Rutledge
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Charles_Carroll
gptkb:Joseph_Galloway
56
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gptkbp:notable_participants
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Edward_Rutledge
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Joseph_Galloway
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gptkbp:notable_wins
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Opposition to British taxation
Formation of a Continental Congress
Call for a second Congress
Adopted the Continental Association
Sent a petition to King George III
Called for a second congress if grievances were not addressed
Agreement to meet again in May 1775
Establishment of a Continental Association
Rejection of Galloway's Plan of Union
Support for Massachusetts
Support for a militia
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gptkbp:outcome
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gptkb:Declaration_of_Rights_and_Grievances
gptkb:Declaration_and_Resolves_of_the_First_Continental_Congress
Formation of a Continental Army
Increased unity among colonies
Development of a national identity
Establishment of a Continental Congress
Preparation for military action
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolution
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:president
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gptkb:Peyton_Randolph
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gptkbp:purpose
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Address colonial grievances
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gptkbp:received
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Declaration of Rights
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gptkbp:resolution
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gptkb:Continental_Association
gptkb:Address_to_the_People_of_Great_Britain
Boycott of British goods
Petition to the King
Formation of Committees of Correspondence
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gptkbp:responds_to
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gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
British taxation policies
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Declaration_of_Rights_and_Grievances
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:Continental_Association
gptkb:Declaration_and_Resolves_of_the_First_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:significance
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First unified colonial response to British policies
Unified colonial response to British policies
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gptkbp:significant_event
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gptkb:Declaration_of_Rights_and_Grievances
Adoption of the Continental Association
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:supported
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Militia preparations
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gptkbp:year
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1774
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:John_Adams
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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