Answer:
it was disastrous because people drowned
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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The common characteristics of these countries can be attributed to their  history of colonization by a european country.
Explanation:
The table shown in the figure below shows three American countries that were colonized by the same European country, Spain. This caused these countries to present several similarities that go beyond culture, but even affect the religion and language that these countries present.
 
        
             
        
        
        
The first Continental Congress had gathered to discuss the Coercive Acts, but the Americans had called them the Intolerable Acts. It was British's way to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party where men dressed as Native Americans dumped British tea into Boston harbor because of its tax.
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Thomas Jefferson
Explanation:
Although we know Thomas Jefferson as the true author, the Second Continental Congress initially appointed five people to draw up a declaration. The committee included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson.