USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sending a letter to King George III and demanding that he restore their rights was a result of ____
A
The first Continental Congress
B
The second Continental Congress
C
The French and Indian War
D
The battle at Lexington and Concord.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 25, 1774, the First Continental Congress sends a respectful petition to King George III to inform his majesty that if it had not been for the acts of oppression forced upon the colonies by the British Parliament, the American people would be standing behind British rule.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this response to the so-called Olive Branch Petition, sent to the king by the Second Continental Congress on July 8, 1775, George III rejects the idea of reconciliation and declares the colonies to be in open rebellion. Some spelling has been modernized.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -’ King George III accused the colonists of treason, but reassured the Parliament that England was still united. The King ended his address singing his own praises saying, ‘No people ever enjoyed more Happiness, or lived under a milder Government, then those now revolted Provinces.

Detailed explanation-5: -Forging unity: the First Continental Congress The purpose of the Congress was to show support for Boston and to work out a unified approach to the British. On October 14, 1774, the First Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Colonial Rights and Grievances.

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