The First Continental Congress stopped trade with Britain to safeguard colonial interests and oppose British economic control.
The First Continental Congress did not increase trade with Britain; instead, it stopped trade with Britain. The Congress took this action in response to British trade policies that were detrimental to the American colonies' interests, such as the tea monopoly granted to the East India Company. By halting trade, the Congress aimed to assert its opposition to British economic control and protect colonial merchants and traders.
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