The First Continental Congress Was Called in Order to

question 36

Multiple Choice

The First Continental Congress was called in order to

• A) protest the Intolerable Acts and redress colonial grievances.
• B) pass legislation that would nullify British tax laws.
• C) raise and organize an army to fight the British.
• D) decide which of Parliament's taxes the colonies would and would not pay.
• E) establish a unified government for the colonies.

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