Which had the greatest influence in prompting the second continental congress to declare independence? a the battles of lexington and concord b king george iii's rejection of peaceful reconciliation c financial support from france and spain d increased open public support for independence

D. Increased open public support for independence is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The coercive acts passed by the British parliament prompted the continental congress. They were known as intolerable act in USA. The acts were passed in early 1774 to reassert their dominance over the American colonies after Boston Tea Party. Theses Acts closed the Boston Port and repealed the Massachusetts Charter to bring the colony more under the British control. and when the charter was revoked all the colonialists rose in unity with the People of Massachusetts and in spring of 1774, the colonies decided to have a continental congress. they did so because goods arriving from other colonies were affected due to the intolerable acts.

b

Explanation:

30 and 44 are b

explanation:

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.