What event prompted the formation of the first continental congress? a. boston massacre b. boston tea party c. battles of lexington and concord d. publication of thomas paine’s common sense

The correct answer is B. The Boston Tea Party prompted the formation of the First Continental Congress.

Explanation:

Initially formed to coordinate a common US response to the Intolerable Laws, the Continental Congress quickly became the governing body of a new nation as the dispute with the United Kingdom turned into the Revolutionary War. Once the war ended, members of Congress reorganized as the new national legislature.

The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia under the chairmanship of Peyton Randolph, to coordinate resistance among the Thirteen Colonies against the British tax on tea and other products. The most important result of the First Continental Congress was the conclusion of an agreement between the colonies, the Articles of Association to boycott British goods, and the export of the colonies to Great Britain, in the event that the British took over the new would not repeal tax laws.

It was also decided that if the British government were to maintain taxes, a Second Continental Congress would be convened to take further action.