EMERGENCE OF USA
THE INDEPENDENCE OF USA
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The delegates wanted to inform King George that they were unhappy about unfair treatment.
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The delegates wanted to show their support of King George and England.
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The delegates wanted to inform King George of their plan to revolt.
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The delegates wanted to plan the revolt against King George.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress in the United States met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government’s restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -Why did delegates at the first Continental Congress agree to encourage to continue boycotting British Goods? They felt that if the British Merchants continued to lose money due to the boycotts, it would persuade members of the government to meet the colonies’ demands.