Question

The purpose of the petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress was to

A. declare the right to bear arms in pursuit of liberty.
B. request that the king consider granting independence to the established colonies.
C. declare their right to approve laws passed by Parliament on behalf of the colonies.
D. request a place in Parliament for colonial delegates.

Answer 1

Now, normally I'm a stickler for posting in the right groups; however, because I love history I'll help.
Next time try to post it in the history group by clicking the blue box on top and going to "History"
Now, what are your answer choices?

Answer 2

I see where you edited your question now.

Answer 3

So which one do you think it is?

Answer 4

I can't give you the answer, as giving answers is against the Code of Conduct, but I can help walk you through it.
Help me out by starting me off with which one you would choose.

Answer 5

Sorry im new to this didnt see where I can put the question under a category. I think its C but my study partner insist that its D.

Answer 6

I'll give you a hint. D says that they "request a place in Parliament for colonial delegates." The first part absolutely rules out the delegates in being added to Parliament.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/resolves.asp

Answer 7

The whole point of this was to get rid of unfair taxes and unfair laws. Leading you to believe which answer is correct?

Answer 8

I'll go ahead and say it. Your choice would be correct.

Answer 9

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