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title: "Why do you feel the colonists opposed the idea of separation and establishing independence from England during the First Continental Congress?"  
description: "Why do you feel the colonists opposed the idea of separation and establishing independence from England during the First Continental Congress?"  
author: "colbee d'suja"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40957/why-do-you-feel-the-colonists-opposed-the-idea-of-separation-and-establishing-independence-from-england-during-the-first-continental-congress  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do you feel the colonists opposed the idea of separation and establishing independence from England during the First Continental Congress?

Why do you feel the colonists opposed the idea of [separation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51290/what-is-the-separation-of-powers) and establishing [independence from England](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42029/how-many-years-after-the-protest-of-the-tea-act-did-the-colonies-declare-their-independence-from-england) during the First Continental [Congress](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34723/the-telangana-government-has-signed-a-technology-partnership-agreement-with-which-country-at-the-world-congress-on-information-technology-wcit-2018)?\
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