New school history of the United States . i8. The Con-gress, which wasthe first Continen-tal Congress, metat Philadelphia in the beginning of September. Elevencolonies were represented at the meeting, which assembled inCarpenters Hall. The members entered into a solemn asso-ciation to secure the redress of colonial grievances. They re-solved not to import goods from Great Britain, nor to exportAmerican products thither, and not to consume British com-modities until the offensive acts were repealed. Declarationsand addresses to the Crown, the British people, and the col-onies were issued, in or
New school history of the United States . i8. The Con-gress, which wasthe first Continen-tal Congress, metat Philadelphia in the beginning of September. Elevencolonies were represented at the meeting, which assembled inCarpenters Hall. The members entered into a solemn asso-ciation to secure the redress of colonial grievances. They re-solved not to import goods from Great Britain, nor to exportAmerican products thither, and not to consume British com-modities until the offensive acts were repealed. Declarationsand addresses to the Crown, the British people, and the col-onies were issued, in order to proclaim the infringement ofcolonial rights, and to invite consideration, sympathy, or con-currence. Congress then adjourned, with the recommenda-tion that another should assemble in the coming May. 10. Civil War was fast approaching. Yet Lord North,the British Prime Minister, declared his firm persuasion thatthe troubles in America would be settled happily, speedily, andwithout bloodshed. General Gage fortified the neck which o. carpenters hall. BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT, connected Boston with the mainland. A Provincial Congressmet at Concord. The militia was organized, minute-men des-ignated, and generals commissioned. Everything was ripe forwar, and ready for an explosion. The first spark would firethe train. THE BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT. 20. Dangers arose on the frontier. The Indians werein arms on the Western border. Dunmore marched againstthem, and reached Pittsburg with the force under his imme-diate command. He made a new treaty with the Six Nations,and proceeded against the Shawanees on the Ohio. GeneralAndrew Lewis, with several regiments of Virginia riflemen,marched by way of the Greenbrier and Kanawha {kan-aw -wa) rivers to Point Pleasant. Dunmore had proposed tomeet him there, but had not arrived. An engagement withthe Indians was accidentally brought on vvdiile LewisslOOzt ^^^^ ^^^^ encamped between the Kanawha and theOhio. The battle lasted throughout the d
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