What event prompted the formation of the First Continental Congress?
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The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes.
The Congress had two primary accomplishments. The first was a compact among the Colonies to boycott British goods beginning on December 1, 1774. The West Indies were threatened with a boycott unless the islands agreed to non-importation of British goods.
The Boston Tea Party event was the major reason for the formation of the First Continental Congress.
After the formation, on Dec 1, 1774, the continental organization was formed to blacklist all the connection and contact with the British goods.
The delegates believed Britain will cancel its Offensive acts after reversing the economic sanctions placed against the colonists.