At the first continental congress, colonists such as samuel adams and were willing to go to war with great britain, though most colonists hoped that war could be avoided.

At the First Continental Congress, colonists such as Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were willing to go to war with Great Britain, though most colonists hoped that war could be avoided.

Explanation:

The First Continental Congress was the Assembly in Philadelphia in the fall of 1774, representing the twelve of the thirteen British colonies in North America that later founded the United States.  

It was preceded by the Intolerable Acts enacted by the British Parliament in the spring of 1774, which had punished the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party. The organization of the Congress was the responsibility of the Committees of Correspondence in the various colonies. The Congress opened in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. A total of 56 representatives from twelve colonies were present. The majority in Congress were radicals who called themselves Patriots. Their leaders were Samuel and John Adams, Patrick Henry and Richard Henry Lee, who were in favor of breaking ties with Britain and prepare for battle. However, few at this stage were in favor of this idea, and the predominant attitude was still caution.

Finally, the Continental Congress approved a declaration calling for citizens' rights to life, liberty, property, assembly and jury trials, condemning taxation without representation and the presence of British troops in the colonies without their own approval.

254.34

step-by-step explanation:

the formula for area of a circle is given by

a = pi * r^2

a = pi * 9^2

a = 81*pi

using 3.14 as an approximation for pi

a = 3.14*81

a = 254.34