Suppose you are a colonial leader in the late 1700s and are tired of Great Britain's oppressive taxation. You have suffered financially and have decided to meet with fellow colonists to denounce the British policies and organize a boycott of British goods. Which organization have you most likely joined?

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The First Continental Congress was a gathering of colonial leaders in 1774 to plan a course of action against British policies. One of the key actions of the First Continental Congress was to organize a boycott of British goods, which suggests that this is the organization the colonial leader most likely joined. The Sons of Liberty were a secret society formed to protest British policies, but they did not hold such a large-scale meeting. The Constitutional Convention took place a few years later and was focused on drafting the US Constitution. The Stamp Act Congress was also an earlier event, in which colonists protested a specific British tax on legal documents.

Suppose You Are a Colonial Leader in the Late 1700s