Question

Which of the following best describes the First Continental Congress of 1774? The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Boston to discuss how to handle an unwanted shipment of tea. The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Charleston to discuss the practice of smuggling goods into the colonies. The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Boston Massacre. The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts.

Answer 1

The First Continental Congress of 1773 was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable Acts were passed to punish the Americans for the Boston Tea Party. 

Answer 2

Answer;

D. The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts.

Explanation;

-The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies. It became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations.

-The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes.