On 14 Dec 2004 20:16:17 -0800, ppb124@my-deja.com wrote:
>alohacyberian wrote:
>
>>Obviously the groundwork for American independence went back farther
>than the
>>first Continental Congress or there would have been no reason to
>convene that
>>Congress. KM
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>Ok, I will give you that, but the first Continental Congress basically
>set what was to come into motion, in other words, the colonies
>eventually
>becoming an independent nation.
The first continental congress was a result of forces already in
motion. It was convened by the colonies to discuss what to do
about the Intolerable Acts. Several colonies already had
independence advocates; e.g., the first congress was called after
the Bosteon Tea Party.
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