Which of the following best describes the First Continental Congress of 1774?
A)The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Boston to discuss how to handle an unwanted shipment of tea.
B)The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Charleston to discuss the practice of smuggling goods into the colonies.
C)The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Boston Massacre.
D)The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts.
The First Continental Congress of 1773 was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable Acts were passed to punish the Americans for the Boston Tea Party.