EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Boston Tea Party
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First Continental Congress
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obedient
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain’s thirteen American colonies met to discuss America’s future under growing British aggression.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) were America’s first attempt to govern itself as an independent nation. They united the states as a confederation-a loose league of states represented in a Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -On September 5, 1774, 56 delegates met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This First Continental Congress represented all the 13 colonies, except Georgia. It included some of the finest leaders in the land, including George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams, Samuel Adams, and John Jay.