THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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They drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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They introduced the Coercive Acts.
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They formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act.
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They called for a boycott of all British imports.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The primary accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was a compact among the colonies to boycott British goods beginning on December 1, 1774, unless parliament should rescind the Intolerable Acts .
Detailed explanation-2: -On October 14, 1774, the First Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Colonial Rights and Grievances. The declaration denied Parliament’s right to tax the colonies and lambasted the British for stationing troops in Boston.
Detailed explanation-3: -Delegates discussed boycotting British goods to establish the rights of Americans and planned for a Second Continental Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 1, 1774, the Continental Association was created to boycott all contact with British goods. By reversing the economic sanctions placed on the colonists, the delegates hoped Britain would repeal its Intolerable Acts.
Detailed explanation-5: -On September 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress in the United States met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government’s restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party.