The goal of the First Continental Congress was to
a. select a leader for the army of the colonies.
b. restore harmony between Britain and the colonies.
c. plan further resistance to the Coercive Acts.
d. declare independence from Great Britain.
e. draft a new constitution.
Answer: b. restore harmony between Britain and the colonies.
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