The First Continental Congress

question 11

Multiple Choice

The First Continental Congress  

• A) was attended by delegates from each of the thirteen colonies.
• B) adopted a moderate proposal for establishing a kind of home rule for the colonies under British direction.
• C) made a ringing declaration of America's independence from Britain.
• D) called for a complete boycott of British goods.
• E) failed to endorse a Declaration of Rights for colonists living in America.

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