THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
LEXINGTON CONCORD AND BUNKER HILL THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BEGINS
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First Continental Congress
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House of Burgesses
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Delegation of the Colonies
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In response to the mounting crisis, all the colonies except Georgia sent representatives to a meeting in Octo-ber 1774. This meeting, known as the First Continental Congress, was a gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America.
Detailed explanation-2: -Relations with Britain were amiable, and the colonies relied on British trade for economic success and on British protection from other nations with interests in North America.
Detailed explanation-3: -From 1754 to 1763, the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Britain’s debt from the French and Indian War led it to try to consolidate control over its colonies and raise revenue through direct taxation (e.g., Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts), generating tensions between Great Britain and its North American colonies.