Why do you think that different cash crop were grown in different colonies?

What decision were made by the first congress during its first year that shape the future of the government

Karin bought illegal firearms at a gun show. at her trial, she alleged that she had committed this crime because her boyfriend had threatened to harm her and her two daughters if she did not. her lawyer asked the judge to instruct the jury that the prosecution had an obligation to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that karin had acted freely. instead, the judge told the jury that karin had the burden of proving duress by a preponderance of the evidence. who is correct?

This was an act of continental congress which initially organized the first united states territory and was to be the basis for governing how the united states would expand westward.