Question

The Continental Congress Delegates from every colony except (1)_____________________________ attended the Continental Congress in September 1774. At the gathering, Patrick Henry stated, "I am not a Virginian, but an (2)_____________________________." The most important decision delegates made concerned armed opposition to Great Britain. A resolution was passed to form a (3)

Answer 1

Answer:

(1) Georgia.

(2) American.

(3) militia.

Explanation:

The Continental Congress Delegates from every colony except Georgia attended the Continental Congress in September 1774. At the gathering, Patrick Henry stated, "I am not a Virginian, but an American" The most important decision delegates made concerned armed opposition to Great Britain. A resolution was passed to form a militia.

The First Continental Congress was convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 - October 26, 1774. Delegates from 12 of the 13 British North American colonies attended. Georgia, were the British Loyalists were a majority, did not attend. Patrick Henry, one of the delegates of Virginia, while arguing for the need for the colonies to unite and create a new government, famously declared: "I am not a Virginian, but an American". While the Congress drafted a petition to be brought before King George III to try and negotiate a peaceful solution, the delegates anticipated war, and urged states to form local militias to battle the British.