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As the United States pushed settlements further into the west, continental expansion took away the lands that had previously been occupied by Native Americans. As most Europeans, the Anglo-Americans didn't recognized land rights of indigenous people. Instead, they believed in manifest destiny, that it was their right and privilege to continue to expand.
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Who petitioned the king of England to recognize the rights of colonists?
first continental congress.
Who read the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress?
who wrote a summary view of the rights of British America
What event led to the meeting of the first continental congress?
The First Continental Congress was called on to try and establish what American rights were, the proper tactics for resisting the Coercive (the Intolerable) Acts, and what the limits on Parliament's power should be.
What would be different without the first continental congress?
The First Continental Congress created the Declaration of Rights (declared that colonists were not represented in English Parliament, only colony legislatures could tax colonists) and the Continental Association which enforced a limited boycott set against trade with England.
What act led colonial leaders to form the first continental congress and draw up a declaration of colonial rights in 1774?
Intolerable Acts by the British led colonial leaders to form the first continental congress and draw up a declaration of colonial rights in 1774. The congress was held as a means of protest against the British.
