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Continental Congress
Question | Answer |
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Where did the First Continental Congress meet? | Philadelphia, PA. |
What did the First Continental Congress agree to boycott? | Taxed goods and forming militias. |
This petition was sent to King George III to try and create a peaceful resolve for the taxation without representation. What was this petition called? | The Olive Branch Petition. |
True or False: King George III refused to the petition and saw this action as a revolution. | True. |
What did King George III declare the colonies? | An open rebellion. |
Where did the revolution begin? | Lexington Green in Massachusetts. |
True or False: Most colonists still viewed themselves as British when the idea of independence was first voiced. | True. |
After meeting the first time, how long did the First Continental Congress decide to wait before meeting again? | One year. |
Who did the Second Continental Congress choose to pen the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson. |
Why didn't South Carolina didn't sign the Declaration? | Thomas Jefferson included an entire paragraph about setting the slaves free, and if that happened, South Carolina's economy, along with the rest of the southern states, would plummet. |