Choose the group responsible for the declaration of independence. first continental congress second continental congress an unofficial group of colonists british government

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Historical background:

The First Continental Congress had met in Philadelphia in September/October, 1774, in regard to what the colonies saw as "Intolerable Acts" passed by British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party.  That meeting had called for a second congress to meet if the British did not respond satisfactorily to the colonists' concerns.

When Britain did not yield, the American colonies convened the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, beginning in May, 1775.  The Philadelphia sessions of the Second Continental Congress lasted till December, 1776.  There followed further sessions of the Second Continental Congress that continued through 1781, not only in Philadelphia, but also in Baltimore, Maryland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and York, Pennsylvania.

As noted by the Library of Congress file for the Declaration of Independence:

•an essay

•a mock-heroic epic  

•deals with cannibalism  

•introduces “sylphs” as guardian spirits  

•not a satire  

•written by daniel defoe

•written by alexander pope

•written by jonathan swift  

•criticizes the exploration of ireland  

•criticizes impulsive nature  

•criticizes the english upper class  

•playful tone  

•remorseful tone

•matter-of-fact tone  

“the rap of the lock”   written by alexander pope.

“a modest proposal”

lancelot said to the beautiful ellen i c u r a b u t l n (i see you are a beauty lancelot was the greatest and worst of the knights who became the king's champion and undertook quests in the king's name. he became the adulterous lover of queen guinevere, and they had a son named galahad.