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History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Second Continental Congress | The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Continental Army | The Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary. |
| George Washington | George Washington was the 1st president of the United States under the Constitution and was the leader of the Continental Army |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | Was the first great battle of the Revolutionary War |
| Impose | to take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment |
| Independence | being free and independent |
| Policies | a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual. |
| Olive Branch Petition | The Olive Branch Petition, was a letter to King George III, from members of the Second Continental Congress, which represents the last attempt by the moderate party in North America to avoid a war of independence against Britain. |
| Thomas Paine | An American Revolutionary leader who supported the colonists fight for independence |
| Common Sense | Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. |
| Declaration of Independence | The Declaration of Independence is the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States |
| Natural Rights | Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. The Declaration of Independence of the United States lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as natural rights. |
| Fundamental Rights | The Fundamental Rights are defined as basic human freedoms that every Indian citizen has the right to enjoy for a proper and harmonious development of personality. |
| Independence Day | a day celebrating the anniversary of national independence |
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