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QuizMultiple Choice

Colonial Resistance

Question 2 • MHS-US History A CR

Which best describes the First Continental Congress of 1774?

Answer
A
a meeting in Boston to discuss how to handle an unwanted shipment of tea
B
a meeting in Charleston to discuss the practice of smuggling goods into the colonies
C
a meeting of representatives from twelve of the thirteen colonies that was called in response to the Boston Massacre
D
a meeting of representatives from twelve of the thirteen colonies that was called in response to the Intolerable Acts

Explanation

The First Continental Congress met in 1774, bringing together representatives from twelve of the thirteen colonies. It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts, which Britain imposed on Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party. Therefore, the best description is a meeting of representatives from twelve colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts.

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