The First Continental Congress
A) declared independence from Britain.
B) was held in Boston, Massachusetts.
C) urged colonists to purchase British goods to win favor with the King.
D) encouraged the colonists to petition King George III to express their grievances.
E) produced a document that the colonists found to be coercive.

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The First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia in 1774 and its primary goal was to petition King George III to express the grievances of the colonists. It did not declare independence from Britain or encourage the purchase of British goods. It also did not produce any coercive documents.