Multiple choice

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

  1. It was formed as a reaction against the Coercive Acts.

  2. It was formed to keep the colonies under British rule.

  3. It was formed as a reaction against the patriots.

  4. All of these
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Explanation

The First Continental Congress met in 1774 primarily to organize a unified colonial response to the Coercive Acts, which were punitive measures passed by the British Parliament following the Boston Tea Party.

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