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decleration
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| second continental congress | they met in 1775 they organized the continental army and appointed a committee to draft the declaration of independence |
| continental army | created to fight against Britain in a more organized way than the colonial militias during the revolution |
| George Washington | he was selected to command the continental army by the second continental congress. |
| battle of bunker hill | a battle won by the British mearly on a hill |
| impose | force of inflict |
| independence | a historic city west from Missouri |
| policies | a corse of actions proposed by government |
| olive branch petition | a petition sent from congress to the king to protect their rights and desire peace |
| Thomas Paine | Author of a pamphlet called common sense in 1776 |
| common sense | A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine stating the colonists had the rights to be an independent country and argued it was common sense |
| Thomas Jefferson | he was chosen by the second continental congress to write the declaration of independence |
| Declaration of Independence | a document recording the proclemation of the second continental congress asserting the independence of the colonies from Britain |
| natural rights | rights given when born |
| fundamental rights | |
| independence day |
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