The FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS wrote a petition to the king.
The America colonists were not given any place in the British parliament and the laws that this parliament are enacting are affecting them negatively. They wanted to avoid war with the British so they decided to write a letter to King George to present their grievances.
This is the FIRST amendment- “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
5 causes that set off the Salem witch trials are:
1. Boredom
2. Strong Belief in the Occult3. Disputes, Rivalries, and Personal Differences
4. Cold Weather Theory
5. Ergot Poisoning
