What prompted American colonists to convene the Continental Congress?

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Troyanec [42]3 years ago

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Answer:

D. The public was protesting against British violations of their rights.

Explanation:

What prompted American colonists to convene the Continental Congress is that "the public was protesting against British violations of their rights."

The American colonists made their first continental congress when the British Parliament issued the Coercive Acts in 1774, which was known as the Intolerable Acts among the American colonists.

The American colonists felt that these Acts was a violation of some of their basic rights. Hence, the American colonists United through the continental congress to go against these Acts

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