THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Question
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The colonists decided to end trade with Great Britain all together if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed.
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The delegates declared war on Great Britain.
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The delegates agreed to all meet again.
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The Colonists decided to boycott British goods until the Intolerable Acts were repealed.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The First Continental Congress After much discussion, the Congress issued a Declaration of Rights, affirming its loyalty to the British Crown but disputing the British Parliament’s right to tax it without representation in the parliament.
Detailed explanation-2: -Georgia was the only colony that did not send any delegates to the First Continental Congress. Facing a war with neighboring Native American tribes, the colony did not want to jeopardize British assistance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rather than calling for independence, the First Continental Congress passed and signed the Continental Association in its Declaration and Resolves, which called for a boycott of British goods to take effect in December 1774.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Continental Congress established an army, a navy and a post office, and issued currency.