exam 1 set 2

Question 1

first continental congress

Answer 1

organized in protest of the intolerable acts. 12 delegates listed complaints and agreed to boycot british goods.

Question 2

second continental congress

Answer 2

a month after lexington and concord (first battles for independence). they formed the continental army, ratified the declaration of independence and ultimately led to victory in revolutionary war

Question 3

articles of association

Answer 3

considered the origins of american union. they agreed to boycot british goods, and these articles were the first to be established by law

Question 4

articles of confederation

Answer 4

first government of the U.S, coming into effect on march 1 1781. perpetual union = the idea that the states will never dissolve

Question 5

committee of five

Answer 5

the five people who drafted the declaration of independence