Part A According to the author of this article, what resulted from the meeting of the First Continental Congress?

A. the belief that the colonies benefited from their ties with Great Britain and therefore would have to accept their limited political rights

B. a decision that colonists' next step should be to dissolve their local governments and demand colonial representation in the Parliament of Great Britain

C. an acknowledgment that political and financial remedies had been exhausted and that the next step would have to be military action

D. a focus on using economic power to force the British government to treat
colonists as if they were English citizens living in Great Britain

Part B
Which two pieces of evidence best support the answer to Part A?

A. the Continental Association, provided for an embargo on all trade with Britain. "(Paragraph 8) ..

B. the Continental Congress acted with restraint, for while it was in session, the situation verged." (Paragraph 9)

C. "Reluctant to sever ties of blood, language, trade, and cultural heritage, none yet openly entertained." the idea of complete independence "(paragraph 7) ..

D. believed Parliament should continue to regulate commerce. "(Paragraph 7)

E. at the behest of Congress, counties, cities, and towns formed councils, or Committees, of safety" (paragraph 8)

F. "Most suggested legislative autonomy (paragraph)