The First Continental Congress and
Patrick Henry
Comprehension Questions
1. What did the First Continental Congress do to let the king know how they felt? They
signed a petition and said they had certain rights as citizens of a British colony.
2. What did the colonies do after the First Continental Congress? List two things.
They stopped all trade with Britain and created their own militias.
3. By creating their own militias, what did it seem like they were preparing for?
They were preparing for war with the British.
4. Patrick Henry worked for a group that helped govern the colonies. What was that
group called?
The House of Burgesses
5. Why did the king close the House of Burgesses? He was angry that some of the
colonists were speaking out against the Stamp Act.
6.
He felt this way because he was tired of being taxed and tired of the British treating
the colonists like they had less rights than British citizens. They wanted to make
their own laws and have their own government.