Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress Text Analysis

The writers of the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress are the colonial Continental Congress. The audience is the people in the colonies. The Continental Congress wanted the people to know what happened with the British government. They wanted the people to know what had been changed and resolved and what hadn't. The writers represent the people of the colonies. The Continental Congress is stating what they have asked the British government to change, they're saying what has been resolved, and they're saying what still needs to be done. The Continental Congress is hoping that the things that still have to be change will happen in the near future. They want to be able to get what they want and need from the British government. Justification that the congress gives to legitimize their request is by saying that since their ancestors, the first original colonists, got the same rights as those still living in England then the current colonists should get those rights too. They also say that if the colonies have all or most of their requests met then both countries will be happier and be more prosperous.