Where did the First Continental Congress hold its meetings in 1774?

The First Continental Congress held its meetings at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia in 1774.

Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies gathered there from September 5 through October 26, 1774. Georgia did not send delegates. The meeting responded to the Coercive Acts, which Britain had imposed after the Boston Tea Party, and sought a coordinated colonial position.

Carpenters’ Hall was selected because the Pennsylvania State House, now Independence Hall, was being used by the Pennsylvania legislature. The building belonged to the Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, making it a practical and symbolically important meeting place.

The congress adopted the Continental Association, which organized a boycott of British goods, and sent a petition to King George III. It also agreed to meet again if its grievances were not resolved. The Second Continental Congress convened the following year and directed the Revolutionary War effort.