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The Declaration of Independence

Question 1 • * HSA 26-27 US Government

What event prompted the formation of the First Continental Congress?

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

Explanation

The Boston Tea Party in 1773 prompted Britain to pass the Coercive Acts, which colonists called the Intolerable Acts. In response, delegates met at the First Continental Congress in 1774, so the correct choice is the Boston Tea Party.

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