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Needless to say, these acts were like pouring gasoline on a fire. Invitations went out to the 13 Colonial legislatures to meet in Philadelphia to discuss what to do. Only Georgia elected not to send a delegation because a significant portion of the population were Loyalists. Fifty-six men attended the First Continental Congress, which began on September 5th, 1774, and recessed on October 26th, 1774.