 Isaiah Thomas of the "Massachusetts Spy" drew links between the "Quebec Act" and legislation circumscribing American liberties, such as the "Tea Act" and the Coercive Acts.Editors shaped public opinion by writing editorials and reprinting opposition letters from both sides of the Atlantic.The First Continental Congress, which met from 5 September to 26 October 1774, addressed the inhabitants of Quebec, warning them of the perils of the increasingly arbitrary, tyrannical, and oppressive nature of British government.