AF-1037: A Well of Freedom: The First Continental Congress and the Road to Independence

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Let’s set the scene: it’s 1774, and the colonies are in turmoil. Britain’s taxes and punishments have pushed things to the edge. The Coercive Acts, those harsh measures slapped on Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party, were the last straw. But here’s the thing—no one was quite ready to shout “independence” just yet. Instead, the colonies decided to send delegates to Philadelphia to hash things out together. This meeting, the First Continental Congress, became the starting point for something much bigger.

I like to think of it like a well—quiet on the surface, but when you start drawing water, you find the depth and nourishment that’s been there all along. The First Continental Congress was where the colonies began to draw from the well of unity and freedom.

The delegates weren’t out to break away from Britain (not officially, anyway). Instead, their goal was to address their grievances and try to find some middle ground. Spoiler alert: they didn’t succeed in reconciling with the Crown, but they did create something far more powerful—solidarity and the foundation for independence.

The meeting wasn’t flashy. No grand declarations, no fireworks. But beneath the surface, the groundwork for revolution was being laid...

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