What 1774 meeting brought delegates from 12 American colonies together to coordinate resistance to Britain?

The First Continental Congress brought delegates from 12 American colonies together in 1774 to coordinate resistance to Britain.

The Congress met in Philadelphia from September 5 to October 26, 1774. Georgia did not send delegates, so representatives came from twelve of the thirteen colonies that later declared independence. The meeting followed growing conflict over British policies, especially the Coercive Acts imposed after the Boston Tea Party.

Delegates adopted the Continental Association, which organized a colonial boycott of British goods. They also issued a petition to King George III and a Declaration of Rights and Grievances. The Congress did not immediately declare independence; many delegates still hoped for reconciliation while demanding recognition of colonial rights.

The First Continental Congress adjourned with plans to meet again if Britain failed to address the colonies' complaints. That second meeting, the Second Continental Congress, convened in 1775 and directed the war effort, eventually approving independence in 1776.