Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress

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The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, also known as the "Declaration of Colonial Rights", the "Declaration of Rights", or the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances", was a statement adopted by the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774, in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament. The Declaration outlined colonial objections to the Intolerable Acts, listed a colonial bill of rights, and provided a detailed list of grievances.

The Declaration concluded with an outline of Congress's future plans: to enter into a boycott of British trade (the Continental Association) until their grievances were redressed, to publish addresses to the people of Great Britain and British America, and to send a petition to the King.

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Political origins of the American Revolution
American resolves, declarations, petitions, essays and pamphlets prior to the Declaration of Independence (July 1776)
Following the
Stamp Act (1765)
Responses to the
"Boston pamphlet" (1772)
Sheffield Declaration (January 1773)
Following the
Intolerable Acts (1774)
Chestertown Resolves (May 1774) · Bush River Resolution (March 1775)
Suffolk Resolves (September 1774)
Charlottetown or Mecklenburg Resolves (May 1775) · Liberty Point Resolves (June 1775) · Tryon Resolves (August 1775) · Halifax Resolves (April 1776)
Fairfax Resolves (July 1774) · Hanover Resolves (July 1774) · Fincastle Resolutions (January 1775) · Virginia Declaration of Rights (June 1776)
Issued by the
Continental Congress
Declaration and Resolves (October 1774) · Articles of Association (October 1774) · Petition to the King (October 1774)
Essays and pamphlets
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania (1767) · A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774) · Novanglus (1775) · Common Sense (1776) · Thoughts on Government (1776)