and the Empire of Great Britain was at an all time high. In response to the

British occupation of Boston and the Coercive Acts, delegates from the American

Colonies met in Philadelphia in what would become known as the First

Continental Congress. Although they represented a group of politically active

minds, their interpretations of the events of the previous year led them to

very different conclusions, and most were far from revolution. On this episode

we discuss the occupation of Boston, the establishment of a rebel

Massachusetts, and the complicated politics of the First Continental Congress.