The First Continental Congress formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts (called the Coercive Acts in England), which aimed to punish Massachusetts for the ...

click image for close-up John Trumbull's life-size painting of the First Continental Congress, assembled to sign the Declaration of Independence, was copied from a miniature (21.2 x 31.2 inches ...

The First Continental Congress, 1774, stamp captures the essence of the early American quest for self-governance. The stamp features artistic elements reminiscent of the U.S. flag with a design ...

If we are looking for real change it may be time to contemplate a Continental Congress. We as a sovereign population can create fundamental change at this level of a Continental Congress.