The First Continental Congress sent a petition to King George III to explain their grievances. The result was

A​the 7 Years' War.
B​Shays' Rebellion, the first battle of the American Revolution.
C​the Intolerable Acts, which was responded to with the Boston Tea Party.
D​the Treaty of Paris was signed, confirming the colonies' independence from Britain.
E​British soldiers engaging Minutemen in Massachusetts, the first battles of the American Revolution.