Which of the following best describes the First Continental Congress of 1774? The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Boston to discuss how to handle an unwanted shipment of tea. The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Charleston to discuss the practice of smuggling goods into the colonies. The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Boston Massacre. The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts.