The First Continental Congress Was Created in Response to Which

Multiple Choice

The First Continental Congress was created in response to which of the following?

A) Immediate calls from colonial merchants for independence from Britain, after the passage of the Tea Act
B) The fears of the elite class that radical and populist elements were growing too powerful and destabilizing the colonies
C) An agreement with the British, lasting only temporarily, to allow colonists some limited means of controlling their own affairs
D) A series of provocations and retaliations between the British government and colonists in the wake of the Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party.