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Question 1 • CMS 2026-2027 Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy CREDIT RECOVERY

What event prompted the formation of the First Continental Congress?

Answer
A
the Boston Massacre
B
the publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
C
the Boston Tea Party
D
the battles of Lexington and Concord

Explanation

The Boston Tea Party in 1773 led Britain to pass the Coercive Acts, which the colonists called the Intolerable Acts. In response, colonial leaders met in the First Continental Congress in 1774 to coordinate their opposition. The Boston Tea Party is the event that prompted the Congress; Lexington and Concord happened later, in 1775.

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