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It met in 1776 and drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence, which justified the Revolutionary War and declared that the colonies should be independent of Britain.
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final section of the Declaration where the colonists declared their desire to be a new country and be free from Britain
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Lists the things the king did to hurt the colonists and caused them to break away from Britain
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Revolutionary leader who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense (1776) arguing for American independence from Britain.
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Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman
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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
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the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property
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Complaints against someone or something
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Not able to be taken or given away
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Patriot leader and president of the Second Continental Congress;
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American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
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1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.
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English philosopher who advocated the idea of a 'social contract' in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed;
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Introduction to the Declaration of Independence; outlines the purpose for government
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American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
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