What event prompted the formation of the first continental congress?
the boston massacre
the boston tea party
the battles of lexington and concord
the publication of thomas paine’s common sense

The event that prompted the formation of the First Continental Congress is the Boston Tea Party. At the beginning of US history, the British had control over the 13 colonies that they owned in North America. They managed all levels of society in politics and economics.

The British settlers were unhappy with this situation. They wanted more power and independence from their home country. The most important event of this revolution took place in Boston, December 1773. The conflict began when the inhabitants of Boston started to boycott the tea from England. The tea was therefore sold illegally by merchants who did not pay taxes. Then, England decided to abolish taxes on tea which allowed large companies to resell this product to the colonies. But, the United States did not let it happen and blocked the boats which came from England. In Boston, there was a group of 60 people who boarded the ships and threw all the tea stock into the sea.

This event was the beginning of the colonist's revolution in the United States and the formation of the first congress.

Subject: History

Chapter: Empire and Identity in the American Colonies

Keywords: American Revolution, the 13 colonies, American independence, the Boston Tea Party

The event of ‘Boston Tea Party’ was where the formation of the ‘First Continental Congress’ took place.

Further Explanation:

12 Delegates out of the 13 British colonies took part in First Continental Congress that later became United States. The First Continental Congress took place between the periods of September 5 to October 22 1774 in Pennsylvania. To stop this, the British Navy instituted the blockade of Boston Harbor and parliament passed ‘Intolerable Act’ which was a response of ‘Boston Tea Party’ that took place in December 1773. The Boston tea party was a Political protest which targeted the tea act of May 1773 that allowed the British East India Company to sell tea that was made in China to sell in American colonies without paying taxes which were imposed by Townshend Act. The protest against this was so strong that some protesters even destroyed the entire shipment which was sent by East India Company. British colonists objected Tea Act because they believed that this act is violating their rights as Englishmen which said ‘No Taxation without Representation’. They also opposed the fact that East India Company was given more competitive advantages over colonial tea importers who had fear of losing their own business. The Event of Boston Tea Party proved to be significant chapter of grown in American Revolution.

Learn more:

1. Which of the following was a religious movement at the turn of the twentieth century that sought justice for the less fortunate?

2. Why has the house of representatives grown so much faster than the senate?

Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject: History

Chapter: Boston Tea Party

Keywords:

British Empire, British Colonies, Taxation, Continental Congress, British Navy, Pennsylvania, Boston Harbor, Townshend Act, Protest, Tea Act.

thomas jefferson is the answer

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