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1st Continental Cong
Vocabulary Words for 1st Continental Congress
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conflict | Fighting, battle and/or war |
| Parliament | The part of the British government in which members make laws for the British people |
| Petition | A request for action signed by many people |
| Boycott | A refusal to buy goods or services |
| Congress | A meeting of representatives who have authority to make decisions |
| Liberty | freedom |
| Delegate | A member of an elected assembly |
| Intolerable Acts | Laws passed by Great Britain in 1774 topunish the colonists for disobeying GreatBritain and dumping tea into the BostonHarbor |
| Trade | The exchange of goods or services |
| Carpenter's Hall | The meeting place for the First Continental Congress |
| Colony | Groups of people living closely |