<span>Option B. The king demanded that the colonies swear allegiance to him as part of the actions taken by the first Continental Congress. This was an expression of the British against the organisms that formed this congress for differences of ideals and objectives.</span>
People such as John Locke, (who the colonists looked up into his writing), believed that people were born with natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. The colonists in America believed similar, and got inspiration from what John Locke wrote in a book.
The first battle,Fort Sumter had a major impact on the south therefore causing the south to secede from the U.S,the battle of Gettysburg helped the north pushed back the south badly causing critical casualties towards the Confederate army,hope this helped