THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Common Sense was published.
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The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
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The American Revolution ends.
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The Declaration of Independence is signed.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence.
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: -That is why the Declaration has the words, “IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776, ” at its top, because that is the day the approved version was signed in Philadelphia.