"WE SHALL NOT BACK DOWN!"

The First and Second Continental Congresses were shaped by disputes between moderates, radicals, and conservatives. The disputes were about how they should handle the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable acts were the acts that the British government set to show America that they are still under British control. The moderates believed that the relationship between Britain and the colonies could be fixed. The conservatives believed that the colonies should separate themselves from Britain but not as fast as the radicals wanted. The radicals believed that the colonies should separate themselves from Britain if they don't accept their demands. The radicals had problems with the taxiation without representation, intolerable act, and the war. These events lead to the radicals belief of that it was to late for them to fix their relationship, and declare independence from Parliment. The radicals were the most persuasive and effective in achieving goals.

The moderates were the least persuasive and effective of the three groups. The moderates wanted to forget everything that Britain did to them. They were coward in my book, they just wanted to stay with the Britain because they were scared. They were scared of being separated from Britain. Even though most of the American were moderates. The moderates were extremely ineffective because their one and only goal wasn't achieved by them. They couldn't even persuade Britain and the colonies to return to the relationship that they had before the French and Indian War.

The conservatives were the second most persuasive and effective of the three groups. The conservatives wanted a mild rebuke from British. They wanted to have more freedom then they already had, but not to be totally free. The conservatives came up with a plan which had a council oversee what Britain did to the colonies. The plan failed horribly, even though the conservatives were more persuasive and effective then the moderates. Their goals wasn't achieve either.

The radicals were the most persuasive and effective of the three groups. The radicals wanted Britain to agree to their demands or declare independence. The radicals delegates helped Thomas Jefferson with A Summary View of the Rights of British America. This pamphlet contained ideas for the response to the Intolerable Acts. The delegates adopted the Declaration of Rights and the Resolves. These document cancelled out the Intolerable Acts, and they also had a boycott of British imports. The radicals eventually achieve their goals a period of time.

In conclusion, radicals were the most persuasive and effective of the three groups. The moderates didn't achieve their one goal. They also didn't have anything going in the process of achieving their goals. The Conservatives didn't achieve their goal either, but they did have steps going towards their goals. The radicals had more steps going in the direction of achieving their goals. This is proven by later events which lead to the radicals goals being achieved. This why the radicals were the most persuasive and effective of the three groups.