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Congress appointed a "Committee of Five".
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The British had won the so-called Battle of Bunker Hill, and Breed’s Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula fell firmly under British control. Despite losing their strategic positions, the battle was a significant morale-builder for the inexperienced Americans, convincing them that patriotic dedication could overcome superior British military might.
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Attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown.
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Advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history.
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Britain tried to subdue the colonies and take over their land.
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The Second Congress managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
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A small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War.
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Fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777, the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. Saragota- two battles by same armies at different times.
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No battle was fought at Valley Forge. Yet, it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
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War burst upon Philadelphia less than three years after delegates to the First Continental Congress concluded their sessions at Carpenters' Hall.
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Yorktown proved to be the final battle of the American Revolution, and the British began peace negotiations shortly after the American victory.
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The United States agreed to use its powers to end the persecution of Loyalists by state and local governments and to restore their property confiscated during the war. Both countries agreed not to block creditors from seeking to recover debts owed to them.