THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Housewives began to boycott tea
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First Continental Congress drew up a declaration of colonial rights
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Assemblies in the colonies set up committees of correspondence known as the First Continental Congress
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An angry mob harassed British soldiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many colonists viewed the Intolerable Acts as a turning point and they now felt they had to take concrete actions to prevent a further assault on their liberty. The result was the First Continental Congress, a direct challenge to Lord North and British authority in the colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Intolerable Acts were aimed at isolating Boston, the seat of the most radical anti-British sentiment, from the other colonies. Colonists responded to the Intolerable Acts with a show of unity, convening the First Continental Congress to discuss and negotiate a unified approach to the British.
Detailed explanation-3: -With what appeared as great support and acceptance throughout the Thirteen Colonies, Committees of Correspondence were seen as a major grievance to supporters of the Loyalist cause.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Congress also passed the Suffolk Resolves in defiance of the Intolerable Acts (which would be repealed in 1778); set up the Continental Association to enforce a national embargo of trade with Great Britain; and called for the training of a colonial militia.
Detailed explanation-5: -These oppressive acts sparked strong colonial resistance, including the meeting of the First Continental Congress, which George Washington attended in September and October 1774.