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Convening at Carpenters' Hall

Name: Convening at Carpenters' Hall
Start: 1774-09-05
End: 1774-10-26
Location: Carpenters' Hall

When: September 5 – October 26, 1774
Where: Carpenters' Hall
Part of: First Continental Congress Assembles

Delegates from twelve colonies assembled in Philadelphia to address British coercive actions.

The First Continental Congress met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies participated, with Georgia absent due to Loyalist dominance. The meeting was organized in response to the Intolerable Acts and the blockade of Boston Harbor.

Sources

First Continental Congress Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-18
Philadelphia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21

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