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Which colony sent no delegate at all to the first Continental Congress in 1774?

AVirginia
BDelaware
CGeorgia
DNew York
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Georgia
1. The Virginia Burgesses suggested that colonial representatives meet in Philadelphia in September 1774. 2. Delegates were chosen by provincial congresses or by popular conventions. 3. Every colony except Georgia sent at least one delegate. 4. The total of 55 men was large enough for a spread of opinion and small enough for real debate. 5. Virginia proposed the meeting, so it was certainly represented. _Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE_
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