First Continental Congress (1774)
Time: Monday Sep 5, 1774
Place: Philadelphia
Details: The 1st Continental Congress, a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that later became the United States, takes place in Philadelphia.
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George Washington-Boston Tea Party
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