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| Who met in the first Continental Congress? |
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| The colonies agreed to meet in a Continental Congress. |
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| Where did the First Continental Congress meet? |
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| The First Continental Congress met in the city of Philidelphia. |
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| Why did the First Continental Congress meet? |
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| The First Continental Congress met because they were concerned about the injustice of Parliament. |
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| What did the First Continental Congress draft? |
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| The First Continental Congress drafted that they would not buy British goods unless given their English rights. |
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| Why did Congress enforce a boycott? |
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| Congress realized that Britain depended heavily on the colonies as a market. |
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| Why did volunteer armies spring up? |
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| Volunteer armies sprang up because there was a growing sentiment that fighting was imminent. |
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| What was the name of the ship that was to originally accompany the Mayflower? Why did it not? |
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| The Speedwell was to originally accompany the Mayflower. The Speedwell did not accompany the Mayflower because it had been over-masted and declared unseaworthy. |
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| Who settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony? |
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| The Puritans settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
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| Roger Williams was a Puritan preacher. |
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| Who was Jonathan Edwards? |
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| Jonathan Edwards was a preacher. His famous sermon was "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. |
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