<Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> William Hooper </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Christopher Gadsden </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> Thomas Lynch Jr . </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> Henry Middleton </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Which of the following is most directly led to the calling of the first continental congress