“Colonial leaders agreed to send representatives to Philadelphia in September to discuss and adopt just such a unified response. The 1st Continental Congress formally met on September 5” (allthingsliberty.com). The group's aim, however, was not to gain independence from Great Britain. They wanted to fight for their rights with the British government. After debating the issue, Congress created a Bill of Rights, affirming its loyalty to the British Crown but contesting the British Parliament's right to tax it. They also approved the Articles of Association, which required the colonies to stop importing goods from the English starting in December 1,