USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:The Declaration of Independence was written by the First Continental Congress.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -False, it was written a set of principles and beliefs that were new to governments. The Second Continental Congress had the task of carrying out the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), approved the Declaration of Independence, severing the colonies’ ties to the British Crown.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the Congress’s first decisions was to endorse the Suffolk Resolves passed in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The Suffolk Resolves ordered citizens to not obey the Intolerable Acts, to refuse imported British goods, and to raise a militia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Proceedings of the First Continental Congress. The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Congress drafted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, which went into effect in 1781. Under this government, the Continental Congress gave way to the Confederation Congress, which included many of the same delegates.

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