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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Second Continental Congress | The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen |
| continental army | The Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America |
| george washington | George Washington was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and served as the nation’s first President. |
| the battle of bunker hill | The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. |
| impose | something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place |
| independence | the fact or state of being independent. |
| policy | A policy is a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. |
| The Olive Branch Petition | The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. |
| thomas paine | Thomas Paine was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary. |
| common sence | Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. |
| the declaration of independence | The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House |
| Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence |
| natural rights | Rights that people supposedly have under natural law |
| fundamental rights | Such rights are called fundamental rights. ... The Constitution guarantees six fundamental rights to Indian citizens as follows |
| independence day | Independence Day (colloquial: the Fourth of July; July Fourth; the Fourth) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 |