Source: Tenth Amendment Center
by Michael Boldin
“‘To these grievous acts and measures Americans cannot submit.’ On October 14, 1774, the First Continental Congress drew its line in the sand. They met that fall to confront the Coercive Acts – Parliament’s brutal retaliation for the Boston Tea Party. They had a decision: submit to tyranny, or resist. Their answer was the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress. It is one of the most important, and most forgotten, documents of the American Revolution, providing a foundation for both the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.” (10/14/25)