What Was the Continental Congress?: And Other Questions about the Declaration of Independence

by Candice Ransom

Book Overview

In September 1774, American colonial leaders gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From New Hampshire to Georgia, colonists were angry about the taxes they were forced to pay to Great Britain. But Britain's King George III and the British government refused to listen to the colonists. Decisionmakers from each American colony held a congress--a formal meeting--to discuss what the colonies should do. Some leaders wanted to make peace with Britain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761371354
• ISBN13: 9780761371359
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.4" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7