THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Thomas Jefferson
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2nd Continental Congress
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Olive Branch Petition
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription. On July 4, 1776, the Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, which for the first time asserted the colonies’ intention to be fully independent of the mother country.
Detailed explanation-2: -This rough draft of the Declaration of Independence was handwritten by Thomas Jefferson.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Continental Congress’s most significant achievement? The adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which it ratified on July 4, 1776.
Detailed explanation-5: -On June 14, 1775, Congress voted to create the Continental Army out of the militia units around Boston, and the next day unanimously approved a motion naming George Washington of Virginia as commanding general.