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Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin, Mercy Otis Warren

First Continental Congress - September 5th, 1774 to October 26th, 1774


Goal: Discuss how the colonies will resist the Intolerable Acts from Great Britain/Parliament

Rule #1 Do not speak of this to anyone outside of this group!


Rule #2 Be nice to each other and to others in the game!

Discuss these questions are write your answers below:

● How will you show Parliament that they don’t have the right to tax you?

*Will you boycott goods? If so, what goods? How will you get the word out?

*Will you overthrow the royal governors of Virginia and Massachusetts since they have
not been elected by the people? If so, how will you overthrow them?

*Will you write a letter explaining your frustrations? If so, who will send it?

● How will you communicate your unhappiness to Britain? Will you write a letter? If so,
who will send it?

● Are you willing to continue being British colonies provided they stop taxing you without
representation? Or do you think you should just go to war with them now? How will you
organize a military?
Parliament and King George III

Goal: Show the colonists that they cannot boss you around and that you have the right to tax
them.

Discuss these questions and write answers below:

● Do you need to raise the prices on already existing taxes? If so, how much for each tax?

● Do you need to add new taxes? If so, what will they be on? How much will they be? How
will they be enforced?
○ Tax on imported goods
○ Tax on goods made in the colonies
○ Tax on using the roads (the space between the table to travel from one colony to
another)
○ Entry tax for being in the tavern
○ Tax on any money they make

● What will you do about Boston Harbor? It is still closed and the colonists haven’t paid the
price for the tea.
○ Will you keep it closed?
○ Will you shut down the entire city of Boston and station your troops outside to
make sure no one enters or leaves?

● Are there any more laws that the colonists need to have to know you make the rules?

● Are you happy with the governors that you have in the colonies right now?

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