USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

LEXINGTON CONCORD AND BUNKER HILL THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BEGINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A document written by the First Continental Congress that stated the main concerns and wishes of the colonies, including 10 resolutions, and the right to “life, liberty, and property.”
A
Declaration of Independence
B
The Constitution
C
Declaration of Rights
D
Olive Branch Petition
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States’ first constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (also known as the Declaration of Colonial Rights, or the Declaration of Rights), was a statement adopted by the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774, in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Independence is made up of five distinct parts: the introduction; the preamble; the body, which can be divided into two sections; and a conclusion. The introduction states that this document will “declare” the “causes” that have made it necessary for the American colonies to leave the British Empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence.

Detailed explanation-5: -Representatives from each of the colonies (excluding Georgia) came together in September 1774 to protest these laws and to form the First Continental Congress. The result of this first Congress was the Articles of Association of the Congress.

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