What name was given to the meeting of delegates from most of the colonies in response to the Coercive Acts that adopted the Suffolk Resolves, the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, and the Continental Association calling for an embargo of English goods to bring economic pressure on Britain for the repeal of the Coercive Acts and other parliamentary resolutions deemed objectionable?

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20 March, 06:14

What name was given to the meeting of delegates from most of the colonies in response to the Coercive Acts that adopted the Suffolk Resolves, the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, and the Continental Association calling for an embargo of English goods to bring economic pressure on Britain for the repeal of the Coercive Acts and other parliamentary resolutions deemed objectionable?

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Ariana Walters · Answer 1

The First Continental Congress

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This meeting was called in response to the passing of Coercive Act by British Parliament, by delegates from around 13 colonies to discuss various options including economic boycott of British trade