On what date did the First Continental Congress convene at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia?

The First Continental Congress convened at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774.

Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies attended; Georgia did not participate. The meeting was called in response to the Intolerable Acts, Britain’s punitive measures against Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party. The delegates sought a coordinated colonial response while many still hoped to preserve their rights within the British Empire.

Peyton Randolph of Virginia served as the Congress’s first president. The delegates approved a declaration of colonial rights, organized a boycott of British goods, and agreed to meet again if their grievances were not addressed. Their decisions represented an important step toward intercolonial cooperation.

The Congress adjourned on October 26, 1774. It did not declare independence or create a permanent national government. The Second Continental Congress convened in May 1775, after fighting had begun at Lexington and Concord, and assumed a more revolutionary role.