Question

they were a direct result of boston tea party. more british troops were sent to boston to enforce laws. the colonists were indifferent to these acts. boston harbor was closed until the tea that was thrown into the harbor was paid for 19. the first continental congress was organized to 5 po protest the proclamation of 1763. elect george washington as president. organize the boston tea party. address the intolerable acts and organize a boycott of british goods. 20. after the first clash between colonists and british soldiers at lexington * 5 and concord, was appointed as commander in chief of the continental army in order to prepare for war against the british. john adams thomas jefferson george washington benjamin franklin

Explanation:

1. The First Continental Congress was held in 1774. The Intolerable Acts (also known as the Coercive Acts) were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The Congress was organized to address these acts and to organize a boycott of British goods as a form of protest.

• The Proclamation of 1763 was much earlier and not the main focus of the First Continental Congress.
• George Washington was elected as President later, not at the First Continental Congress.
• The Boston Tea Party happened before the First Continental Congress.

1. After the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 1775), which were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, George Washington was appointed as Commander - in - Chief of the Continental Army in June 1775.

• John Adams was a key figure in the Continental Congress but not the military commander.
• Thomas Jefferson is famous for writing the Declaration of Independence.
• Benjamin Franklin was a diplomat, scientist, etc., but not the military commander at that time.

Answer:

1. address the Intolerable Acts and organize a boycott of British goods.
2. George Washington